Phone screen with recruiter Interview with teammate Interview with hiring manager Interview with CEO Reference Checks 2-3 It was a standard process until the final two steps. References were requested in the late stage without any prior mention of it. Scheduling the final interview turned out to be a friction point and after rearranging my schedule to make it work and all of my references being interviewed, I received a template rejection email from the hiring manager a week later. They did say they were willing to hop on another call to answer any questions I might have, but no specific feedback or explanation was proactively offered.