5 steps: Recruiter, Hiring Manager, HM's manager, that person's manager, and head of department. It felt way too excessive for this type of role and it moved incredibly slow (several weeks). I also had to request feedback & updates several times over the course of the several weeks, which I found frustrating. Interviewers rescheduled multiple times. Poor candidate experience, in my case.

I applied for a role at Crowdstrike and a recruiter reached out to schedule an interview. One minute before our scheduled interview the recruiter emailed me to let me know they had to cancel because 'they had to put out a fire' and asked if we could reschedule. I followed up letting the recruiter know I totally understood, was happy to reschedule, and provided my availability as requested. The recruiter completely ghosted me after they canceled on me and asked to reschedule. Two weeks later I received a rejection email for the role I applied to with zero feedback as to why I was rejected. I get it, things come up all the time, and it is totally understandable! It is not acceptable or understandable to set expectations that you are going to speak with someone, cancel last minute, and then ghost them. I would much rather be told that I am not a fit and why I am not a fit instead of thinking I may be able to fill the role. Candidate experience is everything, at least have the decency to tell someone that you will not be moving forward with them and why instead of ghosting them. People deserve better than that!