I had a phone screen interview with an HR rep. It was kind of odd - the listing said they are located in Philadelphia, but the rep then told me they are actually based in a small town that's "just 20 minutes from the Philadelphia airport." Well, I don't live at the airport, so that did not seem relevant to me. I just found it all a bit misleading.

I've had a relationship with Power for about two years. They previously offered me a job which I declined. They reached out this time asking if I'd be interested in helping them expand their team. We restarted the interview process; I sent them samples and went in for a sit down. After that, they asked me to write unique samples for their company. They liked the samples and invited me to meet with their brand-new public relations VP. The position I was considered for would have some overlap, so interviewing with the new VP made sense, although I wouldn't be working directly for her (my position would have been marketing communications). That's where the process stopped and they went with a candidate who had NYC agency experience. It seemed as though the new VP made the final call, which felt a bit unfair as she was new (had been working there for mere days) and in a different department; however, I can't know for sure she made the decision. The email I received notifying me about their decision was rather generic, so I followed that with an email to my primary contact--the VP of marketing Comm. Although this didn't work out in my favor, we left it on a good note. I was asked to touch base in a few months, as they'll try to have something for me then. Truly a great company, even without an offer.