Initial phone screen with third party recruiter in early June. One month later was invited to a 30 minute phone call with the hiring manager. One week after that, had a one hour video call with the hiring manager and two other team members. Two weeks after that, was invited down for an in-person interview. Was scheduled to meet with three members of the UX team but in reality met with the entire UX team (including interns), a project manager, and a few of their developers all at once. Gulfstream decided to pass on my candidacy because I was "too focussed on being the expert in the room”. As a UX Design SME, this feedback seems counter intuitive. It is a privilege to be considered an expert in the field given the depth and breadth of my experiences as well as my part-time teaching responsibilities. I was additionally informed that the team was under pressure to make the position a contract position instead of full time. Had I had known they weren't looking for an expert or were experiencing internal political pressure over the position status, I would have respectfully declined the in-person interview. Out of town interviews come with a personal financial expense given the time off of work needed to travel to their facilities. I would highly recommend their UX leadership develop better screening methods for identifying candidates prior to wasting their time.