This was honestly one of the longest interview processes I've ever been through. From start to finish, it took over eight weeks. During that time I completed a recruiter screen, a hiring manager interview, four separate 45 minute interviews, a three hour take home assignment, getting reference checks, and if I had moved forward there still would have been another executive interview. When you add in all of the prep for each interview, this was easily 20+ hours of work as a candidate. This was actually my second time interviewing with ClassDojo. I went through a very similar process a few years ago, so this definitely seems to be how they hire. Everyone I spoke with was friendly and clearly cared about the mission. That said, I left a lot of the interviews feeling like there was a culture of "we're different than everyone else" and "it takes a very specific person to work here." Some interviewers came across as humble and down to earth, while others gave off a pretty strong sense that ClassDojo is a special place that only certain people are cut out for. I also heard a lot about operating as a lean team and having a startup mentality, which surprised me considering the company has been around for more than 10 years. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it was mentioned enough that it stood out as an expectation. The most frustrating part was that I had to present and defend a take home assignment I completed about five weeks earlier. After that much time had passed, I was expected to remember all of the details and speak deeply about the data. I received feedback that I wasn't strong enough on the analysis, which felt like a tough expectation given the timeline. Overall, the people were nice, but the process felt excessive and asked for a huge amount of unpaid time from candidates. After reading through other Glassdoor reviews, it seems like I'm far from the only person who had this takeaway. I understand wanting to hire carefully, but there has to be a more efficient way to evaluate candidates while respecting their time