The interview went great. I have the experience and passion for the role. The interviewer liked me and scheduled another inntervirw the following day. I had to rearrange my schedule to accommodate them which was fine because I wanted the job and was sure I had a very good change of getting it. The second interview went the same with a higher level manager. They reached out to me days later letting me know they were calling my references. She confirmed my references checked out a week later and then nothing. No call or text or follow up. I tried reaching them and got a “let me ask ____ for status of the application process”. And still nothing. If you’re job is to interview and hire people for positions, you need to follow through with applicants that you spent a substantial amount of time on. There was opportunity to let me know they went a different route and seem to have problems with confrontation. Calling my references to then end up ghosting me is really unprofessional. not something adults with management roles should ever do nor have I ever seen before in my experience.

Told my interest in the position before it was available. Worked to know the in’s and out’s of the job first. It was a great process since it was an internal promotion. Had 2 phone conversations and got an offer. Pushed back on the offer and they got closer to what I wanted.