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Seven rounds across nine weeks and they've just asked for an eighth conversation

Anonymous05 Aug 2026

Recruiter screen, take-home, take-home review, system design, two behavioural rounds, a "casual chat" with a director. Now they'd like thirty minutes with someone from an adjacent team.

I genuinely can't work out what's left to evaluate. I've now spent more hours interviewing here than I spent being onboarded at my last two jobs combined.

Half of me says walk. The other half says I'm nine weeks in and it's a good role. Has anyone actually walked away this late and been glad they did?

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Anonymous05 Aug 2026
Before you walk, it's completely fair to ask the recruiter what this eighth conversation is for and when a decision actually lands. Not aggressive, just a straight question. How they answer will tell you a lot, and at this stage it costs you nothing.
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Anonymous05 Aug 2026
Walked at round six once and have never regretted it. The process turned out to be an accurate preview of how they made every other decision — slowly, and with too many people in the room. I turned down a role and dodged a culture.
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