I applied through an HR Coordinator. We set up a time to speak over the phone and review the job description along with my experience. The coordinator mentioned twice that I was overqualified for this position but I remained interested. We emailed back and forth for over a week trying to schedule a skype interview with the hiring manager. Once we were able to nail down a time to skype, we had both confirmed for the meeting midweek. I took time out of my workday to sit and wait for an hour and a half to connect with this coordinator and the hiring manager on the time and date we had confirmed. Thinking they may not have seen my email stating my skype address, I urgently emailed HR twice to try and connect. Ultimately, it was unsuccessful and they had responded hours later letting me know my emails had gone unseen and they were in meetings all the day before and the morning of. This was really aggravating, be it that I had thoroughly prepared and waited on them to connect via skype - VERY unprofessional. I let that slide because I knew this was a company or at the very least a mission I believe in and am passionate about. The third interview was in person, which began with speaking to the hiring manager, whom I thought I jived really well with. This person was professional, personable, and articulate with what the position entailed. The second interviewer was someone I would have been working closely under. This person was very kind and thorough with communicating expectations. Again, I thought there was potential. The third interviewer was head of another department that works with BD. This person came off strong and at that point, I was exhausted from keeping on my toes for 2.5 hrs. Albeit, I was able to have a productive conversation with this person, It was tough to come up with more questions on the spot that I needed to be addressed after having the first two answer them all. This may have been my fatal misstep. By the 3 hr mark, I had lost steam and was ready for it to be over, but I tried my best not to show it. When all was said and done, I left feeling confident that I had made a lasting impression on the first two interviewers. Weeks later, I was told there were a few other candidates with slightly more experience that they'd like to pursue further.
