How long does it take to finish the whole circle of a interview in big IT company ,such as Microsoft,IBM?

Question

I am talking about the marketing position. I once heard somebody(who applied the marketing position) had spanned four months for the up to seven times interview at microsoft,including one that required him to live at microsoft's hotel for 4 days.is that true ,and does it applies equally to every vacancy's recruiting?

Answer 1

Bigger companies usually do have longer interviewing process. The minimum amount of interviews for a serious position/job/career would be three. Also, you may not hear from the company for a while, just because they do such a serious process to eliminate applicants.