The initial phone conversation was very casual. I came in for a team interview. I interviewed with the hiring manager, then I did a panel interview, talking with all the people I'd work with daily. Everyone was very professional and friendly. One person was not available to interview in person that day, so I did a phone interview with him about a week later.
However, it took 60 days for me to find out their decision. I emailed the hiring manager a thank you email 1 day after the interview. I followed up 2 weeks later about the decision, and then again, 2 weeks after that. She never responded.
60 days later, I got an automated generic email from HR that said they filled the role. It was probably one that their system atomically generates after a period of time when someone's application is in the system. They didn't even have the professionalism or decency to send a brief email thanking me for my time and letting me know the outcome.
I drove 4-hour round trip for this interview. When a candidate has gone through a 3-4 week process of phone and in-person interviews, be professional and follow-up. I'm not just an application in the system, I've taken days off and time away from current job to invest talking with you. Show more respect to candidates.
