I began the process through a personal referral. Next was a conversation with the hiring manager and a writing test (details confidential). Following that, an interview with other writers at the company. All of the above occurred by phone because I am located in regional Australia. Then they wanted me to meet with a higher-level manager and one of their HR Talent managers, which sounded very, very promising! That's where things stopped for me. They required that these next conversations occur via Skype or other video call applications rather than phone. Accommodation in the town in which I live is very scarce. Most singles share in situations that are far from ideal. One side effect of this is that the only Internet access is through poor-throughput, high-latency mobile broadband, in locations that are not necessarily private or distraction-free. It often offers barely twice the speed of old school dial-up, and frequently disconnects entirely. None of my friends have fixed-line Internet due to accommodation limitations and the cost of living pressures here. Wanting to make this work, I looked for a business centre that might have an office to rent hourly. The best I could do was one equipped with Internet (but still requiring bring-your-own-computer-with-webcam) for about $300 a day, minimum price. Atlassian offered no alternative beyond "just let us know when you are in the situation to do a Skype call" when I explained the regional limitations. Being between positions, and being single with no one to fall back upon if my savings run short, I cannot justify using my own funds to travel to Sydney to speak with them in person either. Therefore, the process stalled in its tracks. I have to face facts: It looks like Atlassian is just not that into me. It might be because I haven't convinced them that I'd be an asset to their organisation, or because they're not interested in candidates who'd ever be willing to live in regions that lack technical amenities that are considered quite basic in cities like Sydney. I'm very disappointed. My background and my enthusiasm for technology would make me a great fit there, and I want to have the best chance I can to demonstrate that. I just caught the short end of the stick because of the lack of good communications infrastructure where I live. I've done interviews with bad communications links before. None of those went well, and none of them progressed to the next stage of the interview process. I'm reluctant to try it in this case, with an employer that very much interests me. If they're not sure about me as a Technical Writer, perhaps there's another role they have in mind that would better suit?