My advice to prospective candidates: stay far, far away. The interview process was generally smooth – intro phone interview > onsite > onsite #2 (which required a presentation) > onsite #3 (final interview w/ CEO). Everything was going very well up until this last stage. My interview with the CEO at Forward was unlike any interview I had ever been a part of before. I was warned that it would be "intense," but assumed this just meant that he was extremely passionate about what he did and would be asking difficult questions about Forward and its mission. To my surprise, his questions were relatively soft – probing into why I was interested in the company, where I saw myself in 10 years, what questions I had for him, etc. Also to my surprise, every answer I provided to these (seemingly) innocuous questions was met with an unbelievable level of condescension, disrespect, and lack of basic human manners. He made me feel incredibly small every chance he got, and seemed to deeply enjoy doing so. When a candidate leaves their very final interview at a company, the hope is that they walk away with a renewed sense of excitement, energy, and passion for the role they've applied for. I left my final interview at Forward with tears in my eyes and a strong desire to withdraw my candidacy immediately, despite pouring hours and weeks into the interview process up until this point. While an extremely negative experience, I'm immensely thankful that I had the chance to meet the CEO before accepting an offer here. As a recruiter, I could not imagine having to put my candidates in front of this guy before extending an offer and, honestly, would likely have refused to do so out of respect for jobseekers (who are already stressed enough and who have likely taken time out of their workday to be here). My advice to Forward: don't subject your candidates to this kind of treatment. It is absolutely unacceptable and will, without a doubt, hinder your ability to effectively grow this company.