Overall, it was 3+ month-long interview process consisting of an interview with HR, 3 interviews with the Account Management team in 3 consecutive weeks, a month gap (partially my fault), 1 interview with a senior director and 1 interview with the CEO in rapid succession. After the interview with the CEO, I was given the opportunity to present a mock client meeting to a panel. After given 1 week to prepare (the same week I was moving, which in hindsight, I should have disclosed), I presented to the panel and I felt that it went well, given my nerves and the stress of moving). I was advised by HR that they should have next steps by the next day, a Friday.
Late Friday afternoon, I received an email that they were still interviewing candidates and they ‘hope’ to have an answer next week. 16 days pass before I received an email, on Easter no less, that they were going to pursue a new crop of applicants and that an offer would not be extended my way. Gutted was an understatement. In my opinion, receiving a rejection email on a holiday was unprofessional and de-classé.
For an organization that touted how much their employee base means to them, that was certainly not reflected in the candidate experience that I had; specifically, the radio silence I endured after the presentation portion of the process. Although everyone could not have been more friendly, I did not receive any feedback to warrant the outcome of this ungodly long interview process. I hope that Florence Healthcare incorporates a feedback loop into their candidate experience.