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> Of course, it shouldn't be 4-5 hours for all candidates. The last hour spent should have a pretty high conversion rate to offer.

I have been in multiple 'late round' interview stages where I learned I was one of 3 candidates (reasonable) through one of 8 candidates. (Come on. I'm involved in hiring too. If you're not whittling down harder than that, you're making a mess. The university that my partner works at hired a new President with 4 candidates at the final round.)



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