I was invited for a phone screen 3 weeks after I applied. This was a typical phone screen. I was then invited to interview with the team I would be working with. This involved typical questions about my experience with behavioral questions. The team was great to talk to and it genuinely felt that the conversation was a two-way street. After following up with the recruiter about two weeks later, I was invited to complete a take-home project on a very quick turnaround. Like all the other reviewers before, it's stated that the project should take no more than 3 hours, but I spent the two days I had making sure the assignment was my best possible work. It was a 3-part assessment with a mix of technical questions and a case study which required a short writeup. The technical questions were not challenging but it still took time to perfect. I was really interested in the case study questions and I did a lot of research as I was very excited about the position and the subject matter. Over a week later, I followed up with the recruiter about the status, and was invited for a final round interview with a panel of managers. This interview was similar to the first team interview with behavioral questions. At this point, there seemed to be a major disconnect between the team members conversations with me to the managers who were interviewing me about my qualifications and experience. It could have been the long time gap between the two interviews, but I interpreted this as being disinterested in me as a candidate at this point and going through the motions. Beyond the second interview, I had to initiate all interactions with the recruiting team. It was frustrating to start feeling as if I was being interviewed to fill a quota. Two weeks after my final interview I hadn't heard anything and emailed the recruiter. I was emailed the next week and told they had already gone with another candidate. The amount of time and effort spent on this process, including finding childcare on short notice to complete the assignment, leaves me feeling disrespected when there is little to no communication well past the expected timeline. I understand that the hiring process can be frustrating and lengthy, but RMI's process, speed, and communication is sorely lacking. The entire process took more than two months.