1st interview with Recruiter
2nd with Hiring Manager
3rd with a cross functional partner
4th and final interview with the Finance VP
I was very confident I did well at all stages as I was getting positive feedback along the process. After my last interview with the VP I got the impression that I was going to get an offer. However, 1 week after the final interview, and although I was told I would hear from them in the coming days and I didn’t, I decided to email them asking how the process is going and whether a decision was already made.
The response I got: “We didn’t observe sufficient enthusiasm for the position and the company so we are processing other applications.”
How can someone take this seriously after having cleared out all interview stages?? How can I make it all the way to the final interview if I was lacking the necessary enthusiasm? This is a joke. Don’t waste people’s time. Advice: next time you are about to reject a candidate tell them that you chose someone else for x,y,z reasons. I invested a lot of time for these interviews to deserve 1 sentence of feedback, which is a lie, and I only received because I decided to email you. Such a shame.