As if the three interviews weren't enough, they also required unpaid spec work as part of the interviewing process, which I bit my tongue on. I knew it was a red flag but I went through with it since my interviews had gone so well. On top of that, it wasn't done yet; there were 2 more interviews slated if I went to the next stage. Is the job market really so shit that we have to compete this hard for mid level positions now?
Next time I'll be dropping out from any interview process that requires spec work and more than 3 interviews. 60+ job applications sent and this was my only lead. I apologize for the rant but just wanted to see if other people are going through similar bs in their search.