Long and arduous. Recruiter was not attentive and would sometimes not email me back for weeks. Would ask clarify questions. Never emailed me back after promising me an update and giving me hope that the team I was interviewing for liked me. Not professional. Left a sour taste in my mouth. Gave hours of my time interviewing with multiple employees on different teams.

Role for X, the Moonshot Factory (Alphabet/Google subsidiary). It was a very disorganized and confusing interview experience. Interviewed for the EBP role supporting C-Suite for X (Tapestry division). A recruiter reached out for a “phone screen” via Google Meet saying it would be voice only, no screen. I replied with my availability. The next day I got a confirmation email from a completely different recruiter. She confirmed with a Google Meet link then proceeded to ask for my phone number. I replied confirming the details and asked clarifying questions such as who would I be meeting with, is this via Google Meet or via phone since she asked me to verify my contact number. She simply replied saying thanks for confirming. Day of the screen, I waited almost 10 minutes on the Google Meet and was constantly checking my phone in case it was an actual phone call. The Google meet timed out twice. The experience was confusing so I logged off then got an email from the contract recruiter saying she’s on the Google meet. I logged back in and it was a voice only Google meet. It was clear she was not prepared and didn’t fully understand the role. She seemed completely lost! She shared if I moved forward the next call would be with the executive. After the call, I already knew I had lost interest and didn’t care about the role. The call lasted about 25 minutes. Just so happens she asked for more time to meet with the executive, I agreed. In the confirmation email, the person I was meeting with wasn’t the executive, it was the recruiter that originally contacted me. I was so confused. I did the call anyway just to see what would happen. She explained she’s doing this interview because the leader was traveling in Brazil. She jumped right into questions and didn't ask about my experience, my interest in the role, or how I was doing. It was clear that she was all business and didn't care about the candidate. That call was a complete waste of time. She asked me the exact same questions as the contract recruiter. It lasted about 20 minutes. After that call, I knew 100% it wasn’t a good fit. Got an auto rejection email a couple days later on a Saturday. Glad that didn’t work out. It’s clear they are disorganized and have no idea what a good candidate experience is.