Recruiter phone screening, manager interview, post-interview exercise, panel interview. The recruiter was the only person that seemed friendly and engaging. Everyone else was very cold, showed no personality whatsoever. It felt like a very rigid, robotic, and not very fun place to work. Asking probing questions revealed a disconnect between how the recruiter had described the company vs. how the manager described things, i.e. limited growth potential, lack of recognition, etc. Seemed like a very 'stay in your line/we've always done it this way' environment where a lot of new ideas would be shot down due to bureaucracy. All things considered, it turned me off quite a bit. I did appreciate the transparency around salary, benefits, and post-interview feedback from the recruiter.

The process took a little over 7 weeks. 1 - Call with the recruiter 2 - Call with the hiring manager 3 - Assessment (took about 3 hours to complete) 4 - Panel interview 5 - Interview with the VP 6 - Call with hiring manager After radio silence for over a week, I reached out to the recruiter. I got a basic email back stating they hired someone else.