I was originally contacted by Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant in July based on resume that I submitted for the position - this call was basically a brief discussion of my talents and my interests in the position. I was also asked about what my current compensation was, so they could even determine if it was worth persuing me further. Shortly after, I was contacted via email by the Talent Acquisition Coordinator who arranged several phone interviews - each consisting of about an hour of in-depth questions regarding my work history, experience, industry knowledge, etc. These interviews were with Senior Managers of the Solutions Team and one VP from the sales team, which this group is a part of... all direct communication for arranging these interviews was done by the Talent Acquisition coordinator.
After completing this series of phone interviews, throughout the month of July, I was invited to Avid HQ in Burlington, MA. and provided an itinerary for a intensive 5hr in person interview session which would conclude with me providing a 1hr presentation to the group on any workflow of my choosing.
This interview was scheduled late August and Avid provided travel and hotel accommodations for my visit. The on-site interview process was held in a conference room, with roughly the same group that I had previously interviewed via phone. One on one interviews - starting with the Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, who immediately asked me how much compensation I was looking for to accept an offer and answered with the entire package would need to be taken into account and expected that if interested they would provide me a competitive offer. The next 4 interviews were much of the same material that was covered via my phone conversations, but this allowed in person meetings and assessments of my physical presence. None of the interviews were too technical in content, but did touch on the basics - the interviews was more about the industry and what I could bring to the role.
At the completion of the interviews, I was given a few minutes to prepare for my presentation while the others regrouped. I provided a full 1hr Power Point describing an industry workflow which included integration with Avid products and solutions. During the presentation, I felt some of those attending were not engaged, nor overly interested in this portion of the process, however this was the minority as others were. At it's completion, questions were asked and some encouragement/tips on how they would present the same material was provided. I was then taken out to lunch by one of the Managers, where we continued to discuss the industry along with various other general small talk.
I was told during the interviews, that a decision on the role would be made by the beginning of September. I promptly sent a follow-up email to the entire group thanking them for their time and consideration. Almost 3-weeks after the on-site visit and into the 2nd week of September, I had still not heard back. I was a bit discouraged by this lack of communication, as to this point it was very professional and attentive. I then decided to force the issue and send an email to my original contact, Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, who then responded several days later that I didn't get the job, but that I should be proud of the fact that I was invited and should have a sense of accomplishment that I managed to Impress a tough search team.