Applied late October.
10/28/23... Saturday @ 6am... Received an email asking me to choose a few times to do the standard 30 minute phone screen.
10/28/23... Responded with several options... no answer
10/30/23... followed up as 10/28 was a Saturday... no answer
11/1/23... reached out via LinkedIn to follow up... no answer
11/4/23... contacted higher company rep via LinkedIn to see what was going on.... no answer
11/7/23... finally got a call to schedule the original 30 min interview. Scheduled for 11/8/23
11/8/23... 30 min interview went well, was told I was their top candidate, and that an interview with hiring manager would be scheduled. Sent thank you later that day.
11/13/23... followed up asking for updates on next steps. Kept getting the run-around on the hiring manager's availability
11/14/23... interview with hiring manager is finally scheduled for 11/16/23
11/16/23... interviewed with hiring manager, went well, we discussed next steps as an in-person interview with a 3 person panel. Sent thank you note later that day.
11/27/23... followed up with next steps (I knew nothing would happen over the thanksgiving week)... no answer
11/30/23... sent last email stating that I felt it was safe to assume I was not being called in for the next steps... no answer
It's now 12/10/23. I never heard anything back, which frankly, is rude. The whole process was awful. I honestly think that original email asking me to pick time slots was supposed to be an auto rejection and she sent the scheduling one by mistake and the only reason I got the interviews was because I reached out to someone higher in the company asking why I would want to work there if this was how I was being treated. Imagine... if this is how they treat candidates they are courting, how do you think they treat their employees?
My guess is pretty badly.
In any event, their loss, they missed out on a great candidate.