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To think 8 interviews is just excessive

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BubblinTrouble · 06/07/2025 18:38

Hi everyone

I’m currently interviewing for a role and I’ve had the following interviews already:

HR, hiring manager, peer meeting, technical exercise, call to discuss technical exercise, interview with an additional stakeholder, meeting with head of international team, meeting with head of North America.

This was supposedly the last stage but had an email Friday indicating that they want me to do a final, final interview with the head of the entire global team.

Am I being unreasonable to think this is just excessive. Do I sit through it and attend this final interview. Should I say something to HR? Is this a sign of the culture and they’re unable to make decisions quickly, or am I overthinking?

It is for a fairly senior role - not c suite or exec level for context.

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QuantumLevelActions · 06/07/2025 18:47

Sounds insane.

BubblinTrouble · 06/07/2025 18:46

ilexgranita · 06/07/2025 18:43

What were your thoughts on the people you met?

Liked pretty much everyone up until the last interview. The last person I met, I got a weird feeling about. Nothing wrong we just didn’t gel as well as the others before that.

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ilexgranita · 06/07/2025 18:43

What were your thoughts on the people you met?

RH1234 · 06/07/2025 18:42

Seems a lot, but for me would be dependant on the role/responsibilities/salary etc.

They feel it’s worth all of that, it’s whether you think it is and how much you want it.

Backtothebestbits · 06/07/2025 18:41

I would say that they’re unsure about you and whether you’re the right fit.

Tulipvase · 06/07/2025 18:40

Sounds a lot to me. Seems a bit pointless to not do it at this late stage. Not suggesting that you would.

I guess it does reach a point though. I had 3 stages to my last interview but they were at least on the same day.

LlynTegid · 06/07/2025 18:40

Would it be disastrous if you withdrew from the process? Excessive, seems to me either a load of indecisive people, or a lengthy exercise with someone in mind designed to avoid any challenge of unfairness.

TourangaLeila · 06/07/2025 18:39

That's ridiculous. Alarm bells would be going off for me. Jump monkey jump.