Seven interviews, then a survey
The candidate was applying for a remote commercial-counsel role. Over six weeks, the process moved through seven conversations: a recruiter, the role’s manager, a prospective teammate, HR, finance, sales and finally the CEO.
The author says the role paid about 10% below market. Even so, they kept turning up as the employer added another person, and then another.
Two days after the seventh interview, the candidate received the decision. Two days after that, the employer asked for one more thing.
The author says seven interviews stretched across six weeks for a remote role paying about 10% below market. Each step was another claim on the candidate’s time before the decision arrived.
The sequence ran from a recruiter and the role’s manager through a prospective teammate and senior leaders, ending with the CEO. The account does not say why the employer rejected the candidate, and neither can we.
What it does show is the order: a form rejection, then—two days later—a request to review the recruitment experience.