(Job) Interview 102: Time and Group vs One-on-One

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Interview 101

How long has your job interview(s) taken?

What was accomplished in the interview?

Just wondering.. I had an interview with 5 people at a company the other day (5 seperate meetings) and it took 3 hours, not counting the 15-20 minutes to fill out the application on top of the resume' I already sent.

By the time I was done I was well informed of the place and the products they make, but think that a 1-2 hour interview would have been more of a wise choice with everyone in the room as I spent most of the time in my seperate interviews repeating things from the others.

Although, on the plus side I was able to get a feel for the people as individuals and not so much in the team environment setting. I guess that is a plus depending on how you look at it.