Easy to apply online. After that, you’d think I was saving lives. The hiring manager opened his calendar to a short list of candidates, but it still took a month to get on his schedule due to limited availability—even though I immediately aligned with his open slots. The interview itself went well—we ended up talking for a full hour instead of the scheduled 45 minutes. At the end, he said he was very interested in my background and wanted to move me to second-round interviews, noting that he was finishing first rounds the following week. The process itself was excessive—five+ interviews before an offer? But I stayed engaged. I sent a thank-you note and then… crickets. No response to two follow-ups. No response even now. Bad candidate experience. Bad personal and company brand.