I met with the recruiter to learn more about Slalom and discuss my experience. She was late 10 - 15 minutes. No emails or anything. We chatted for an hour. It was a good conversation. Nothing out of the ordinary. Got to learn more about Slalom, the office and work they did. I was honestly excited about the opportunity. She was enthuastic and was going to talk to her leadership the following week as they were expecting to have a few open spots in the upcoming month. She urged me to follow up with her if she doesn't email me and that's what I did. I followed up the following week and no response. I again emailed her the next week and no response. I was pretty annoyed at this point. Recruiters tend to think they're better than their potential candidates but reality check, they're not. When someone takes time out of their day to meet with you, either respect it or don't bother meeting with them. Ghosting a candidate, even if you're not going to proceed with them is probably the worst thing anyone can do. Especially if you met the candidate face to face. This left a sour taste in my mouth and I probably will not apply to Slalom in the future and guess what, I'm okay with that because they just lost a great candidate.

Recruiter screening focused on background and fit, followed by a hiring manager interview assessing technical and consulting skills, and a final director round evaluating strategic thinking, communication, and overall alignment.