I was invited to five rounds of interviews, four via Zoom, and one in person with the hiring manager, CTO, CPO, CMO and the Talent team. The process itself only took two weeks with one stage with the CTO and CPO rushed through and arranged for the same day due to their pending holidays. I enjoyed meeting everyone and was led to believe that I was the preferred candidate with the process culminating in a lunch meeting with the hiring manager. The final meeting was on a Thursday and I was advised that I would receive an update early the next week, however after several chases over two weeks via the recruitment agency, I finally received news via a WhatsApp voice note that they had decided to offer the role to another candidate who was a ‘better fit’ without the courtesy of providing any feedback.