Applied online, initial contact several days later. Three phone interviews with HR, hiring mgr, counterpart in Israel. Professional, direct, and thoughtful. Followed up with in-person 1 on 1 interviews with five people. Revealing conversations. Witnessed more red flags than on display at a red flag factory: Five training directors quit/ fired within the last year; resentment, conflict and peculiar communications lobbed between departments; hiring mgr with 7 months tenure was unsure of the purpose this role. Challenging environment, but workable.
Was disqualified two days later. Fair enough. Asked for feedback. HR person said “ultimately they had to think beyond my experiences, qualifications, and ability to do the job and instead, who would fit ‘culturally’ within our organization? That’s always the elusive part that can always be really hard to define, Right?”
Eh, maybe. Never heard so much dancing and spinning about in circles. So overly effusive and insistent about this culture matter, protestations so excessive, that the HR person gave away a different reason, more likely having to do with my age. The person's feedback then turned patronizing.
Yes, I was disappointed but really, that’s life. Would I recommend this place? Look at the reviews. Even when a restaurant gets terrible reviews, if you’re hungry enough, it’ll do.