Received email to schedule in person interview. Scheduled 1 on 1 interview with the Area Director of Operations. Interview lasted about 45 . At the end of the interview the Area Director of Operations said I would be contact within a day or 2 with their decision. The following day I received a email want to setup a final phone interview with the Director of Operations.

I have been trying to get a job with this company for a couple of years now, and this interview process caused me quite a bit of anxiety. I will explain. I've applied for a couple different GM roles with the company, and never once have I gotten an interview with them. I constantly would log into their talent/recruiting site and update my profile/resume. I researched who worked in the recruiters office and tried to reach out to them via LinkedIn. I never heard anything back until I was able to find two current Regional Ops Managers to give me personal recommendations. I then spent exactly 30 days going through 2 interviews and back and forth, waiting, waiting, waiting. I felt like they were keeping me on the back burner in case the person they were actually interested in fell through. Turns out I was halfway right. I was promised a follow up on 3 different dates, and each time they got busy and did not get back to me. I was 100% convinced that they had moved on. Then they called me and said the position was filled, but in return they offered me a position at another property that needed a GM. They knew I was disappointed, but I was surprised when they offered me a salary far above the market average for the size of hotel they were offering. They even agreed on additional benefits that I was trying to negotiate. So I felt like they wanted to keep me in their team, and for the long run, even though it was not with the original property I had applied for. I happily accepted! They had me start even though a background check had not yet been completed, and the offer letter stated the job was contingent upon me passing the background check.