Initially applied for a consultant position through an external recruiter. Seemed to be an excellent fit for my past work experience and credentials. Was contacted a week later by Microstrategy (parent company of Angel.com who handles hiring). Microstrategy phone screen lasted roughly 30 minutes and went very well. The internal recruiter mentioned that I would be hearing from the hiring manager within a few days. After 2 days I had a phone interview with the hiring manager. The hiring manager was very interested and sharp. He presented the standard interview questions and at some point asked about my short and long term goals. I returned the question by asking him about long term growth potential to which he responded by saying that there was plenty of opportunity going forward. I then responded by saying that I was looking for a position which would allow me to eventually transition myself into a management role within 2 years. At this point, the hiring manager continued and we ended the interview with him saying that I would be hearing back from HR soon. I spoke with my external recruiter and was told that they liked me and would be pushing for an in person interview. I waited for 3 days and didn't hear back at which point I contacted my external recruiter. I was told that they liked me a lot and I interviewed very well but appeared to be ambitious and my hope to be moving into management had disqualified me. I was dumbfounded and moved on. Glad I did.