Do not do things that make you uncomfortable without good reason.
If you feel that interview process is not going as you expect it to go, you may just say:
"
I understand that you have an established interview process that works for you, but it is not exactly as I imagined it.
Extensive interview process is a big time and energy investment. Before going this path I would like talk to the CEO to see if there is a match between what I could bring to the company and what company is looking for.
If it is not possible to have such a conversation, this is fine with me, I definitely do not want to push or convince you to do something you are not comfortable with.
But going throght the whole inteview process and realizing that there is no match only at the end is not really my flow.
"
The drawback of this approach is that if they will reject your proposal for the meeting you will need to walk your walk.
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Do not do things that make you uncomfortable without good reason.
If you feel that interview process is not going as you expect it to go, you may just say:
" I understand that you have an established interview process that works for you, but it is not exactly as I imagined it.
Extensive interview process is a big time and energy investment. Before going this path I would like talk to the CEO to see if there is a match between what I could bring to the company and what company is looking for.
If it is not possible to have such a conversation, this is fine with me, I definitely do not want to push or convince you to do something you are not comfortable with.
But going throght the whole inteview process and realizing that there is no match only at the end is not really my flow. "
The drawback of this approach is that if they will reject your proposal for the meeting you will need to walk your walk.