Received outreach from independent recruiter; good exploratory conversation Unsuccessful attempts by recruiter to schedule follow-up phone interview with hiring manager Obtained permission from recruiter to directly contact hiring manager Reached out to hiring manager; received same-day commitment for a 30-minute conversation Hard stop at 30-minute mark into conversation -- end of the line Had otherwise alluded to second phone interview and one. maybe two, in-person interview(s)

There were 3 stages with two different directors. Answered a lot of my questions and very interested in my experience vs grilling me. Knowing about building a booking business and pipelining is importantly as well as a hunters mentality