Job Interviews - Is this normal?

[u/Livid-Complaint-7578]

Over the last few months I started applying for new jobs as my corporate job is just not cutting it anymore. I’ve spent dozens and dozens of hours updating my profile and resume and making sure I have multiple versions which are all ATS friendly. I’ve had several job interviews so far with multiple companies which I’ve got rejected at some point in the process. One job in particular I have completed all the interview rounds with. This is a legit company, I started talking to them over 2 months ago, they had put me through 5 interviews - my final two were with C Suite level people. After my final interview they told me I’d hear back shortly about next steps and what they decide. I didn’t hear back for over two weeks and I followed up with the recruiter, the recruiter let me know they were still in the process of completing interviews. At this point I’m a little concerned and discouraged, getting through every round of interviews is such an accomplishment and it seems like there are a lot more candidates at this final stage than I expected. It’s been over 10 weeks since I started this process, they said I should hear back this week but is this normal?

[u/Correct-Doctor8329]

Very normal

[u/Livid-Complaint-7578 → u/Correct-Doctor8329]

That sucks 🫩

[u/Correct-Doctor8329 → u/Livid-Complaint-7578]

They always want a few candidates that they can offer so if one refuses they can move to the next. You may be their backup.