Standard process, was referred to the senior leadership of the organization by someone I have personally known for 10+ years. Rather a straight-forward process. Had an initial phone call on Tuesday, then was asked to fly to NYC that next Thursday; that implied some level of 'urgency' to me. Had what I felt was a good solid meeting in NYC that laster over 4 hours. Flew home that same day with a generally good feeling. Provided detailed reference information and why I would be a good fit for the role, it was essentially the same role I had in my prior position at IBM, and HCL had acquired a number of IBM tools on a IP licensing deal. After that, was generally quiet for weeks, then got a "Dear John" type of phone call. Would have greatly appreciated more frequent/realistic communication during the process. Bottom line, guess I am glad I was not offered a position, as it would have benefitted the firm that had let me go (IBM). It became obvious to me after very limited follow-up they were just not interested, or they were looking at their timeline and not really considering mine. I just backed away after considering all the options. I have followed who they are looking at and have hired through disinterested 3rd parties, I think they want someone they can tell what to go do, versus an independent thought leader. Wish these folks all the best, it's a new business for them, and a new business model in general doing an IP licensing deal to help prop-up a business line that IBM is no longer interested in (which just amazes me, it's making to IBM walking away from their long-time customers!). Just don't get that.