I interviewed for a Program Manager role. A recruiter reached out to me, I submitted my resume and within a few days I had an interview scheduled. The first interview was a panel with the actual team the role would work with, Director and her two reports - other program managers. They asked basic/general behavioral questions and it lasted an hour. I realized during the interview that the recruiter did not have the full job description, and had provided me with the cliff notes version, so I wasn't as prepared as I would have liked. Nonetheless, I was moved on to the speed/final round of interviews which consisted of: three 30-minute interviews with other employees who were not HR, but worked within the same umbrella of the department I'd originally interviewed with. Each interviewer was from a different generation. The most tenured interviewer's communication style was abrasive and hard to understand exactly what she was saying or asking, and seemed a bit scattered and distracted. I didn't have high expectations of the outcome after meeting with her. Since they were looking to fill a role immediately due to a major upcoming event, the process was expedited. So, what would probably taken over a month and included direct coordination with the HR team, was about 2 weeks. Also note, the role was not fully program management, but more of event management/executive assistant to the Director/scheduling appointments, administrative type of role.

Recruiter reached out, had 3 successful interviews and 2 days later saw an article in the local paper that they are no longer hiring. Somewhat disappointed that the department or recruiter never followed up.