The process began fairly standardly, with two rounds of management interviews, a technical presentation, and a technical round, followed by a chat with the executives. The overall process was slightly disorganized but not terribly so.

Their reference checking process, however, was absurd. They asked for two references before making an offer, which I reluctantly provided. I dislike bothering references before I have a contingent offer in hand, as I prefer not to ask them to do this too frequently.

I figured we were done, and I could perhaps provide another reference from my current company after the offer was made. However, they then came back asking for a manager reference at every company I've ever worked at, and I still haven't seen an offer.

This is highly excessive, and I think I'll probably drop out of the process rather than comply.

Standard career history and technical questions, followed by asking for 8 references.