A third party recruiter reached out to me and we had a casual chat. From there, a Gong recruiter contacted me via email and we scheduled a screening call. Following this meeting, I had an interview with the hiring manager who was pleasant but seemed to be distracted (I understand that can happen when companies are scaling quickly and interviewers are interviewing too many candidates, still not a great experience). I was not given enough time to ask my questions (less than 5 mins at the end of a 45 minute interview) and interviews should always run both ways. I did not hear back from the recruiter for 10 days and reached out via email, but did not receive any response. After a few more days, I called the recruiter who then informed me that I was no longer part of the process and provided scant feedback. I understand that things can get lost but this was not a good candidate experience, which is a shame because I really liked the company and the product.

Austin King (recruiter at Gong) reached out to me directly on LinkedIn and the process was smooth from that start. He kept me updated on the process and was easy to communicate with. Really great experience!