Farthest you’ve travelled for an onsite interview?

I still remember 12 years ago, when I was a broke student and landed an interview in Dublin. The startup only partially paid travel, so I took a slow bus for a delayed budget flight, landing at midnight in pouring rain.

Crashed in a 12-bed hostel dorm, "ironed" my shirt and did a 3-hour whiteboard gauntlet on 2 hours of sleep. Didn’t get the job, but it was quite the experience.

What’s your longest interview trek? Was it a win?

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Unpaid 2hr trip each way to an interview that was over in a few minutes because they had forgotten to mention a key requirement in the job posting

I once drove from Savannah to Atlanta about 3 hour drive, they paid for gas and hotel for the night before. I didn’t get the job but thought I had a good chance.

2-3hrs. And waited late to go to the hotel after maintenance crew left cause it got very uncomfortable afterward

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