I was referred to the job and quickly scheduled to interview with two of the senior leaders. I met them at a local restaurant and had a pleasant conversation. An overview of the company, position, and current organizational focus was shared. It was one of the most relaxing interviews I've had during my career.

The one-hour on-site interview was extremely positive. (There were 2 phone screens and 1 on-site interview.) The phone screens showed a lack of experience on the part of the two recruiters I spoke with. (I asked a lot of clarifying questions and some of the questions were repeated from one phone screen to another, both by their company recruiters, not a hiring manager. I felt this demonstrated a lack of preparedness.) I also sensed that the recruiters were just sort of thrown at this role without a lot of training or expertise. (As I mention below, they never even had the courtey to follow up on the interiews.)