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by newobj 4114 days ago
Where is this hyperbole of 3 days of interviews coming from? Sure, someone had that experience. 99% of people don't.

Anyway, I'm happy to spend lots of time meeting and mingling with my future team and employer. Most people good enough to surpass these CTF's are going to be using the in-house interview time to be in the driver's seat of reverse-assessing their potential employer, realistically.

The interview for my newest job was spread out over two half-days (my choice versus one full-time day). I came back to visit and talk with people three times after I finished my interview and had an offer extended. My choice. I needed to really feel the culture. And ultimately that's what caused me to join the company.

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I had 24 hours of interviews at a company in Massachusetts, and then they decided to start negotiating salary. I told them what my last job had paid, and then they stopped talking to me.

I'm glad it didn't go further.

> Where is this hyperbole of 3 days of interviews coming from?

Directly from the comment I'm replying to.