Personally, don't want to go through any kind harassment or mental torture in the name of Jumping the Hoops.
I don't mind going through:
- An initial telecon(not more than 30-45 mins) where I will be able to explain myself and my work at a high level.
- Couple of rounds of discussions with the Technical Panel as F2F.
- May be a Programming Exercise round(I would love it, if it is out of one of the Tech rounds mentioned above)
- A F2F Manager meet to understand the expectations for both.
- HR round to talk about the Salary, Policies and People.
- Few calls from people in Other Geo(some stakeholders who are still not convinced about me even when the Tech Panel / Manager / HR have given a green signal).
Are these burning? At a high level, No. but anyone can turn these to frustrating enough by unnecessary drags, biased opinion and imposing bad culture on the interviewee.
Now-a-days, I am mostly at the other side where I have every chance to partner the crime or make it better. I am still trying my best!