A vacancy has arisen at the level above mine. I have always been happy with my level of seniority. I'm more senior than I ever thought I'd get, or than most people ever get. But now the opportunity has come up to effectively join the board of my company.
I'm not sure if I want it but they have asked me to apply.
The thing is, the application and interview process is really very hard core, and I just don't see the point. They know me. I have worked there for 14 years. They know my good and bad points, and I know theirs. There is absolutely nothing that they will learn about me in a highly pressurised, fake scenario / interview. Similarly, there is no way they can make a reasonable comparison between me (who they have known and worked alongside every day for years) and whichever random people they meet for half a day and interview.
I am minded just to tell them this and not apply. It they want to give me the job, give me the job. If not, don't. But don't make a choice based on a made up process. AIBU?