St. Jude Children's Research Hospital interview questions

I had two screening interviews before being invited to an on-site interview — for a fully remote position. For final week of interviews I met with people external to the institution virtually and then with operations, so two extra days outside of the on-site that were virtual. I flew across the country for the one day of interviews and met with 8 different people. In total I interviewed 1:1 with 12 people. I was particularly frustrated that I had to take a remote meeting while on site given the travel required, which was logistically and financially burdensome, especially with extended childcare costs I needed to pay out of pocket to attend. St. Jude paid for the flight and hotel, no per diem was offered. Several of my interviewers seemed unprepared, lacking questions or familiarity with my resume. Even the PI jokingly remarked that the process felt “mildly abusive,” which unfortunately captured the exhausting nature of the experience. I raised concerns with HR afterward and was told they would follow up after discussing with leadership, but I never received a call back. For such a grueling process, especially for an entry-level role for which I had over 15 years of relevant experience , the rejection was delivered via a generic thank-you email that I had to request after over a week of not hearing back. Overall, I was shocked at how poorly HR handled the process and would caution candidates about the lack of respect shown for applicants’ time and effort.