One of the most disappointing recruitment experiences in my decades long career. Had four videoconf interviews including some outside regular hours to accommodate different time zones. Was told at the start that it would be a 5 stage process. For the 5th round, when I was expecting an outcome, a recruitment team person started a discussion as if I was talking to Datarobot for the first time. On clarifying further, it turned out that he was interviewing me for another role that I had applied at another time and was oblivious to the fact that I was in advanced stages for another role. I have seen this sort of disconnect amongst large multinational corporations but never for an organisation that has recently moved from a start-up to a scale-up mode. Says a bit about the state of things at the organisation. Anways, after chasing several times with the original recruiter, he came back saying that they think I'd be good for another role that the new recruiter had contacted me about and that I would be contacted regarding that. Then, a radio silence for several days despite several follow ups. Finally, the second recruiter came back saying that the other role has been filled. So, in summary, after 5 rounds of discussion for a leadership position, I have no feedback for the role I had applied for. Extremely unprofessional and waste of valuable time considering that this is a leadership position. I can only imagine what the experience would be at other levels. I must emphasise that this is not a case of sour grapes. It doesn't matter whether the outcome is an accept/reject but the recruiters should at least have the courtesy of providing proper feedback.