I had a recruiter contact me, saying the hiring manager had found my resume and was interested in speaking with me. I had just been on-site a few weeks earlier, and had been pretty upset as the person I spoke to wanted a coding challenge completed in languages I had never used before. He told me I would only have to spend a few hours a night on it for a week, which I thought was a ridiculous ask, and was upset nobody bothered to tell me what was required before bringing me in. I couldn't believe that now I was contacted by the same recruiting department, and nobody seemed to remember me. I figured I would continue for the practice, and see how long it took for someone to realize who I was.
Next up was a one hour on-site meeting with the hiring manager to have an initial conversation to evaluate fit. It's mostly an hour of you being asked what questions you have.
Almost a week after the initial meeting, I had the recruiter contact me with a coding challenge. However, this time, I was told I could use whatever language I wanted, and only spent 3 hours total, from reading the problem statement to submitting the code.
One week later, I was invited back for a one hour screening interview. I thought that a bit odd since I had already met with the hiring manager and completed the coding challenge. The person I met with wasn't even on the team the position was for. He seemed nice, and asked fairly simple whiteboard questions.
I was then asked for times I would be available for an all day in-person interview. However, I didn't hear back for a week, by which time, a couple dates I had suggested had passed, and I was asked to come in on a day I hadn't said I was available. I figured if I was ever going to get the interview scheduled, I would have to just take what they were offering.
The final interview was scheduled for 7 hours, with two 15 minute breaks, and a 45 minute lunch. They sent a menu in advance, and asked about dietary restrictions, which I thought was considerate until I showed up, found the menu was not accurate, and ate something I was allergic to. Most of the people I met were very nice, and the interviews were mostly whiteboarding. At the end, you have time with the hiring manager to ask any remaining questions. I asked a question which resulted in the manager acting like I should know the answer as the team values covered it. I told him I could not remember seeing any team values. Apparently, he specifically asked the recruiter to email them to me. I went home and looked through every email I had, and there were no team values.
In the end, this was a very disorganized process, which took entirely too long. I never had anyone say they recognized me, but I did have a couple people re-introduce themselves as if I hadn't just been there for a different position.