Submitted Resume. Received a phone call for an initial screening. Real informal, conversational like phone call. Set up an interview at a time and date that worked for me. Interviewed with the branch manager. Again, the process was much more conversational than formal. Backgrounds, likes, education were gone over. I answered his questions and he mine. He broke down the position, duties, pay, etc. Spoke with two more employees, both account managers. Interview questions were bland but everything went smoothly. Branch manager told me to get back in touch with my recruiter. He said I would hear back with something the following Monday. Monday I got word that I had gotten a second interview. Second interview was with the branch manager over lunch. Lunch went great, once more the subjects were more personal and didn't pertain to the position until I directed the conversation to inquiries I had about the subject. Manager didn't seem to do their homework on me; I was questioned when do I graduate when I had already graduated. Nonetheless I remained hopeful and waited for the phone call I was supposed to receive the following Monday telling me whether or not I received the position. Monday came, no phone call so I called the recruiter; got the voicemail. Same outcome on Tuesday. Wednesday I got an email telling me I wasn't the perfect fit. I responded back to the email asking for feedback on my interview as to what I did well, what I need to improve upon and ultimately asked why i didn't get the job (If there was a better candidate or if I just didn't have what they where looking for). I also thanked them again for the opportunity etc etc etc. No response back. It is surely an employers market. Everything in the job acquisition process is on the job seeker. Which I understand weeds out the ambitious from the complacent but at the same time the employer can also come across as unprofessional and distant. Food for thought; hope your hungry.

Two rounds of interviews to see whether or not you’re a good fit - translation if they can boss you around and make you do things beyond the job description