The hiring Executive posted the role via her LinkedIn profile. I responded to her directly and was invited to a phone conversation (30 min). This initial call was positive and I was moved to the next steps, Due Diligence.
Due Diligence are informal meet and greets with selected teammates. The awkward thing is that the candidate has to schedule these meetings with Whole Foods teammates. I was provided a list of names, roles, and email addresses > Go.
After some back and forth with a few teammates where there were scheduling conflicts the meeting were scheduled. Was told by each teammate that this was my opportunity to ask whatever I wanted and get to know the org and role better. The meetings seemed to go well.
I had been told by the hiring mgr that we'd catch up again once the Due Diligence meetings were completed. I had sent a recap afterwards and then never heard back from Whole Foods again. Even after another follow up email a week later, crickets.
I would expect for senior level roles in particular that there'd be some kind of closure and feedback why the process is not continuing. Very unprofessional and arrogant. Respect the candidates too! Ultimately, we're all people not commodities.