I was sought out through LinkedIn, and began the process in December of 2014. The process ended in March 2015. I was looking to work in New York although they had recruited me for the San Mateo office. The interview process was fairly intensive - multiple phone interviews, online skills assessments, and finally an in-person in New York. The company was generous enough to fly me out to New York and cover all expenses. Following the in-person interview, I played phone tag with my recruiter for WEEKS. It was nearly impossible to get a straight answer out of the company, and I was holding out on other job offers. Ultimately went with a different company - but still to this day I don't know whether or not I got a job offer. I understand that they had multiple candidates and were delaying a decision in the New York office, but it is unprofessional to hold out information and lead candidates on.

I went through 2 rounds of phone interviews. The first was with a recruiter who responded very quickly after I had applied and was very professional/helpful with tips for the position. The second interviewer wasn't very friendly & had a really uninterested demeanor over the phone. It felt like she had a million other things that she preferred to be doing. Ultimately, I never heard back from anyone (which I guess fits in with the second interview's result). I found it unprofessional because the second interviewer did specifically mention that someone would at least reach out to confirm what the result was. I worked hard on the interview preparation & truly respected the company, so I just found it in very bad taste to not even provide some closure for a candidate. Not offering a job is fine, but I just think it's a sign of bad character to not even follow up with someone when 1) you said that you would and 2) the candidate really respected the company.