Well, they have so many steps I counted around 8 total. First interview with HR, then second with the supervisor of the team (east or west), then third one with both of them, then a fourth with STAR Method with the 2 other people of the team who are responsible for other people on the team, then prepare a presentation and send it (which I counted as one step), then present it to the heads of east and west, then another interview with the VP.
The interview itself it's not hard, it's just too long, the same thing you tell the first person of HR you will say until your last phase, it's very repetitive, you will have to tell the SAME stories 7 times or as long as they want.
The thing is, I was interviewing for an ASSOCIATE position, let's keep that in mind and the feedback was that my presentation was the BEST one they have ever received so far in their hiring process (that got me very happy I love creating things), I was nervous and I externalized that one or two times for the interviewers (who were clients) at the interview, the HR kept telling me I was the favorite candidate, my presentation was the best HOWEVER they noticed I was "too" nervous and for this reason they would not make me an offer.
Reminder that they would give me training for months and this was an ASSOCIATE position, it's not that I would have to present to clients in a short period of time. (The "nervous" thing could have been worked on through the learning time )
It was very frustrating, I had to go all over these steps, so many positive feedbacks all along the way that gives you the idea you will get the position. The VP talk was a bit bad because she probably knew I wasn't the one they would pick but she had to move forward with the interview anyways.
The whole process is too much, they make you waste your time repeating the same stories and god forbid you're nervous.
Even having all the experience, qualifications, positive feedbacks (I know there are better people in the market) I just thought that negative could have been better explained after all I've went through.