Gates Foundation Program Officer interview questions

Great experience a little long but was a learning experience. Initially, I thought that it would be a quick process but we had back to back interviews and they took over 4 months. I was waiting for feedback for a long time.

I have applied for the advertised position online and have received an invitation for a phone interview a few weeks afterwards. I would have described the phone interview with the hiring manager as fairly ordinary would it not be for an inappropriate incident accompanying the interview that was handled unprofessionally. The e-invitation for the interview contained a file with a list of all the other current candidates for this position including their private information and their complete resumes. For a foundation whose work by default entails generating/accumulating highly sensitive information, such a misstep is not acceptable. Thinking that the e-mail is just a call invitation , I did not notice the file until a few minutes before the actual interview. After some time into the interview (which I thought went well) I mentioned to the senior program manager that I have received the candidates file and expressed my concern about the foundation sharing this with interviewees. My concern was met with an improvised excuse (not an apology) at which point the interview abruptly ended. Months later I did not receive any follow up communication from the foundation either regarding the incident nor my application. While mistakes happen, it is how mistakes are handled that matters and that defines an organization.