5 interviews and a pretty difficult presentation. A lengthy process that was managed reasonably well until the very end.
I was rejected for the role. In and of itself, that's fine, it happens. But, the way it as handled was poor: I received an email from the recruiter on Friday asking for a call on Monday, with no context. Who does that? I didn't need to be kept in suspense only to be rejected - and they refused to say over email what the outcome was.
That was a big flub, and I'm calling out because, had a candidate committed a flub like that, it would've been fatal to their application.
Also, overall: Doesn't seem like they have their act together. When asked about KPIs: 'We're defining them'. When asked 'What do you want to see done in this role', was told 'Oh whatever works we don't want to prescribe'. When asked 'How do you measure Cost Per Hire?' Was told 'Oh, we're still defining that too.'
Uh...guys, really? You can't be THIS clueless about how to run the recruitment marketing division. It sounds to me that, considering how much hasn't been defined, and the fact that the person coming in will have to come up with a lot for themselves, the Manager designation is not an accurate representation of what you are looking for. Sounds to me like you should be hiring a Recruitment Marketing Director.