My most recent transition was one interview, hired 4 days later.
The field of employment probably matters a ton…
You said “field”. Just a friendly reminder, that word is considered hurtful and racist now by our betters. Certain Negroes and migrant fruit pickers could be offended. You definitely don’t want to ever say it in a job interview.
Agree. You are in a "hard skills" environment as an EE. It is the "soft" skills like "project managment', "business analysis" etc. that are more subjective on both sides of the process.