First stage was to create a video submission answering several questions. Immediately after submission, a second stage email came through requesting completion of 2 scenario based questions - the format of presentation, recorded or pdf and expected time to complete around 1hr. After submission, a templated email was received with no feedback stating they will not be progressing further. No human interaction throughout the process - opportunity to improve. 2+ hours of effort, good faith to progress without any human interaction and a generic templated ‘Not proceeding’ email received. I’m all for optimising processes but sadly this is an example of how not to do it. Whilst no feedback from the hiring manager initially, the CEO was receptive to this experience not feeling right. Later, hiring manager shared feedback and highlighted salary request above their range - opportunity to improve and discuss with candidate before taking time to perform assessment.