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xopranaut t1_jdvd6i7 wrote

Bloody hell, 8 interviews must mean every key stakeholder hates and distrusts everyone else. Good luck to your partner in keeping their sanity in that role.

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mcguirl2 t1_jdvk6mv wrote

Yeah that is a massive red flag. 4+ interviews is already pushing it, 8 just screams catastrophic internal mismanagement.

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PM_YOUR_WALLPAPER t1_jdx00dz wrote

In small firms it isn't unusual for the team to get you to meet basically everyone else you're going to be working with before starting though. Especially in finance (eg. small private equity funds).

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DudeWithASweater t1_jdx5l2x wrote

And they all need 1 on 1's?? You can easily get a culture feel with 2-3 interviews even in a group setting. 8 interviews is just ludicrous lol

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PM_YOUR_WALLPAPER t1_jdxaoy8 wrote

In my experience, they dont ALL need one-on-ones but it certainly is helpful to meet individually.

In my experience, it can usually be meeting 2-3 people in a day (30-45 mins each) and a few over phone calls.

I interviewed with ~4 firms last year, all of which were 6-8 interviews (where i also count the case study and/or excel test as a round).

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Knyfe-Wrench t1_jdzv0ld wrote

Several interviews in a day is very different from several rounds of interviews on separate days. I was assuming OP meant the latter.

At a certain point you're just wasting everyone's time.

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Poincare_Confection t1_jdxroj4 wrote

I had a phone interview and then 8 in-person thirty minute interviews for my internship in junior year of college. It was a full day event for an actuarial internship. I was 20 years old in a suit and scared shitless, but hey at least I do a damn good interview these days. You learn fast when that's your first interview experience for a "real job".

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