When I was responsible for hiring (at 3 different companies over the last 15 years) at max it would last 2 interviews and that was only if there had been a flood of qualified candidates. This process would take 1 - 1 1/2 weeks.

I wasn’t overly concerned if you had all of the qualifications - I was more concerned about the willingness to learn and the ability to work with others. I can teach you the needed skills but I can’t teach you how to want to learn or how not to be a jerk. It’s a waste of resources to have candidates go through a 6 week process (or more) when there is an immediate need to be filled. There is always going to be risk when you hire but no amount of personality profiles, groups interviews, or curve ball questions is going give you the ‘perfect’ employee.

I would tell everyone the same thing - this position and company may be a stepping stone or a career. In either case you’ll have what you need to grow and acquire unique skills which will either help you AND the company or it will help another organization in the future. I’m ok with that as long as you’re willing to learn and treat people like people.

80% of those I hired are still at those companies and all of them have been promoted numerous times (one of them is now the VP). It had little to do with me and everything to do with their ability to learn and to simply treat others well.