Following a recruiter phone screen, I had two sets of interviews with a total of three people. Everyone was friendly, but the needs of the role didn't match my expertise to the level they wanted, so I was turned down. A couple weeks later, the same recruiter invited me back to interview for the same title on a different account. I had three interviews with three people. They all seemed to go well, and once again everyone was friendly. They told me they were looking to move quickly, but a full week passed after my third interview without word. So I followed up with the recruiter, who promptly replied letting me know they'd hope to have an update for me within a couple of days and would get back to me then. Another week-and-a-half passed without word. When I followed up a second time, I was turned down again. Though everyone was friendly, it definitely stung to be rejected twice, and after five interviews. But worse was being ghosted towards the end, despite all those interviews and the fact that they approached me to interview for the second role.