Long process of 3 1.5h interviews proceeded by 45 minutes prepp time, it dragged on for over a month. I appreciate their support for each interview but the pressure on the panel interview at the last one doesn't compare at all to the previous ones and I wish the second interview at least would have been similar in pressure and scruitiny so I had an earlier idea that my sales experience was not enough rather than wastinng another 2 weeks time waiting and preparing for the last interview.

I was actually contacted by a recruiter through an employee referral. I reached out to said employee on LinkedIn and that got things moving! A call was immediately set up and I spoke very openly (and convivially) with the recruiter. While the role I had applied for ended up not being remote for where I lived, she still said to DIRECTLY contact her should anything arise in my area at a a later so that she could be my advocate. I was impressed.