A company recruiter reached out to me soon after I applied to the role, and we scheduled a call. The recruiter was very pleasant to chat with, and gave me an overview of the interview process (4 rounds total, including a video call with a team member to discuss a product demo/culture fit, separate call with the hiring manager and a case study to complete), as well as a specific timeline when they're looking for new hires to start. I was also sent a product demo to watch prior to my calls. Right after I got off the call with the recruiter, I was immediately sent an email to schedule the next chats, along with the product demo, so the speed with which the interview process was proceeding seemed promising. The team member I spoke with next seemed very smart and knowledgeable, and the questions he asked were straightforward - we discussed my background and the product demo, along with potential career paths in the company and overall culture. However, my experience with the hiring manager was the exact opposite. She only asked one behavioral question, shared just one KPI by which success in the role would be measured (number of client calls you hop on) and gave very generic responses to standard questions I asked. From the beginning of the call, I felt like her mind was already made up (most likely, there was a preferred candidate selected before our interview). Although both the team member and hiring manager come from nontraditional backgrounds, they did ask about investment/private equity industry experience (which neither of them have, and which was not a requirement in the job description) while emphasizing it's OK if I don't have it, leading me to believe they didn't know what they really wanted for this role. I later got a canned rejection from the recruiter without any feedback. (Worth noting the role itself is just doing product demos with clients pre- and post-sale.)