I applied online for an open associate editor position and was contacted by HR within 24 hours. I was offered a phone screen the following day, which I accepted. I was called several hours after the initial interview to arrange an on-site meeting, which I was told would take 2-3 hours. Prior to the in-person interview, I was asked to take a personality test online. The on-site interview was mostly comprised of several tests: basic skills, spelling/grammar, and being asked to do a full edit of a sample article. After these tests were complete, I met with the hiring manager and the entire team of the publication. The conversation was focused but didn't feel like an intimidation. The hiring manager praised my experience and asked several questions about why the position interested me. I heard nothing from the company for 2.5 weeks after the initial interview, at which point I was contacted by HR and told that the hiring manager had been out of the office, and a decision would come by the following Monday. That Monday came and went, and in the interim, I was offered another position. I wrote back saying that if they planned to make an offer, it needed to be soon -- the response I got was that no decision had been made because others on the hiring team had been out. I accepted the other offer and, a few days later, received a standard form rejection. Although the on-site experience was mostly pleasant, and I could have seen myself working there under optimal circumstances, the lack of communication post-interview about next steps left a bad taste in my mouth.