first round was screening (coding) round. then 5 onsite were scheduled (2 were coding + 1 was design + 1 was HM + 1 was tech deep dive) overall process was easy

After clearing a technical elimination interview, there were 5 Technical + 1 Managerial rounds. In total 7 interviews. The Manager probably looked my resume for the first time during the interview and said I do not have practical experience required in one area and I was down levelled 2 notches. This is inspite of my work experience being a match for over 90% of their requirements. Other companies have a short manager round before ANY other round between the manager and candidate to have a conversation and understand that the candidate has the relevant practical experience. They could have avoided wasting 7 hours of my time and countless preparation hours in addition to avoiding their employees wastage of time by doing basic discussions earlier.