The interview process was extremely long, with little communication from either the recruiter or hiring manager. I applied for a position on 04/22/2022. My application was denied, but then I was contacted by a recruiter, Rosemary, who told me that was by mistake (04/25). We then scheduled an interview for on 04/29/22 at 8:00 AM and she no-showed. She later contacted me and said she had internet issues. We rescheduled for the next day, 04/30/22, at 4:00 PM. She again no-showed me. I sent an email and she called me at 4:20 PM and stated she was having internet issues. We then completed the first-round interview via phone, and she invited me to the next step of the interview process, which is to take a personality assessment and an aptitude test (the CCAT). These two tests took about 2 hours of preparation (based on best practices when reviewing how to prepare for the assessments), and then about 45 minutes total to take them. Though it was not required, I purchased $30 study materials for the CCAT from their website. The average score is around 24.2, and I scored 35. This was 05/04/22. I was invited to the next interview with the hiring manager which was scheduled for 05/17/2022. It lasted the hour it was scheduled for. The hiring manager was helpful and energetic. She asked for patience as she worked through the many applicants. Two weeks later, I was contacted and asked to schedule a group interview with a presentation on how I would help the company acquire authors for new projects and on communication skills. This was scheduled for 06/02/2022. This lasted about 1.5 hours with six different people from Pluralsight. It went very well, everyone was very friendly, answered my questions, and I did the best I could to answer theirs to showcase my skills. I was told the next step was a final meeting with the hiring manager and to expect a call or email when she got back from a conference on Monday, June 13th. On Wednesday, June 15th, I sent an email asking for an update and to remind them that I was interested in the position and eager to learn of the next steps. I sent one more e-mail Monday. June 30th. No one replied to either of those emails. On Tuesday, July 5th, I received an email from a recruiter that they chose another candidate for the position. I am not frustrated at that - if another candidate was a better fit, that is what I would have done, too. I was frustrated by the total lack of organization and lack of communication I received from this company. It was very disorganized and chaotic, especially the beginning, and left me feeling frustrated. Overall, this process took 73 days from application to denial, two no-shows for the interviews by their recruiter, a group presentation, and then literally no follow-up from either the recruiter or hiring manager. I would have appreciated more communication, and a bit more respect for my time and effort put into this process.