Four-stage process: recruiter screening, hiring manager interview, technical assessment (30 multiple choice questions + verbal Italian language test). Throughout the process I received consistently positive verbal feedback, including explicit indications that the team was preparing to send an offer. After the final assessment on June 2nd, three weeks passed with no proactive communication. I received a rejection email on a Monday evening with no explanation. The outcome was not the issue — the lack of honest and timely communication after repeatedly suggesting an offer was coming was deeply unprofessional.