I recently interviewed for the NKF's Digital Marketing Manager position. I interviewed with three different people. In person/same day with the human resources lead and then with the direct-report for this position. And then a couple weeks later with the direct-report's boss on the phone. I spent a considerable amount of time talking with them, in particular the direct-report. She really picked my brain for ideas, thoughts, and opinions. I thought the interview went exceeding well. Speaking with all three people was great. However, days later I received an email informing me that the NKF would not be considering me for the position. Now, I had extensive talks about the position. As I said, I imparted on them a lot of know-how and ideas. A lot of which I could tell they were unaware of. But the dismissal email I received was from the generic human resources email, it was a cut-and-paste email from the general HR email, and nothing more than a robo-email. Here it is: ---- Dear [my name]: Thank you for taking the time to interview for the Digital Marketing Manager position with the National Kidney Foundation. Your strong application was one of several that we received for this opportunity, making our selection process a difficult one. We regret to inform you that, although your qualifications are excellent, we have decided to move forward with other candidates that more closely fit the requirements of this position. Your resume and application will remain in our active file for two (2) years for consideration of future job openings. Your interest in the National Kidney Foundation and your patience during the recruiting process was greatly appreciated. We wish you the best of luck in your job search. Sincerely, Human Resources ---- I find this distasteful, as two people there have my email. You'd think that either of them would send me a quick note telling me they are not interested, instead of the generic blow off. I have no doubt that interviewing me was a sham. I feel I was brought in, and likely others, as a source of free consulting. It doesn't make any sense to have individuals pay such close attention to all the information you're laying out, only to get a caviler blow off. I invested too much time sharing my information with too many people to be discarded so easily. The higher up mentioned that the NKF needs to develop a better reputation, a better name, I think the hiring process needs to be examined. I emailed two of the parties I interviewed with and the CEO, but have not gotten a response, yet. My advice to professionals would be to cautious about interviewing with the NFK. You're free consulting . . .