Four rounds of interviews. The first round was with HR, the second with the potential direct supervisor, the third with the rest of the communications department, fourth with the head of the communications department. After the second interview, I was given a writing assignment and provided other samples of my writing. The HR person I corresponded with was very communicative until after my final interview. I was told I'd head something by the end of the week. After that passed I reached out with no response. Another week passed and I reached out again with no response. Two weeks later I reached out again with the person who would have been my boss CC'd. I then received the most basic rejection email I have ever gotten. The potential boss sent a personal email asking me to connect but the response from the HR rep genuinely made me feel disrespected. If you have someone go through four rounds of interviews, you owe them a timely response. Not one a month later and not one that makes the candidate feel so dismissed. It would have been a positive interview experience even despite not being offered the position, but the way it ended left a sour taste in my mouth.
