[antisthenes]

> It's not a free day, by any means. The company is dedicating 2-3 times the hours of the interview, minimum.

How many hours of research, experience and interview prep is the candidate bringing to the table? When you can answer that, you can make a determination on whether the company is dedicating more or less than the potential hire.

[relaunched]

imho, these interviews where you have to do weeks or months of prep, are focused on a candidates ability to learn familiar concepts and allow for easier comparison among candidates and consistency over time.

That being said, for non FAANG style interviews, prep shouldn't significant. That being said, I'm agreeable to accepting both parties have a sunk cost and no interest in wasting their own, or the other party's time.