The process took seven months and ended completely unprofessionally on their part. This is for a senior role with a very unique skillset. I was interviewed by seven people at every level in the chain of command (HR screener, peer manager, team members, direct report, boss, and boss's boss). I had to prepare for two case study interviews. The process was professional and thorough except for the timeframe between interviews. Many weeks, up to two months, would go by without any word after an interview. I assumed, each time, I didn't make the cut and was being ghosted given the length of time but then they would pop up and ask to schedule the next interview. I was aware of the interview process from the beginning but not the length of time they took to hire candidates in this particular department (Tenney 110/Corporate Dev M&A) until deep into the process. As I got to the end of the process, I was told things were going well. I was even told, "We think we've found our candidate and that candidate is you." Right before the last interview, I was told they wanted to make a decision and get an offer out by the end of the month, which was a few weeks after the interview. Right after the interview, I was contacted by HR saying that I would be hearing from them at the end of the month, just as explained earlier. Then the day before I was expecting an offer, after an interminable seven-month process, I received an email from the hiring manager saying they decided they "were going in a different direction with the position" and would repost the job with different qualifications, which I didn't have. I was stunned, to say the least. I read that some companies were utilizing a new and highly underhanded HR trick which I may have fallen for. Companies will post and interview candidates for hard-to-fill positions where there is no current opening. They do this on an ongoing basis so when they do need to fill this role they can select from candidates that are already well along in the hiring pipeline, shortening the hiring process for them. Be aware that American Family Insurance (Tenney 110/Corp Development) does this or they are clueless as to what they need and don't care about wasting people's time.