I applied online with a tailored resume and cover letter. About a month later, I got an e-mail from someone on the recruitment team inviting me in for a group interview. Prior to the group interview, all candidates had to complete a Case Study which involved 3 tasks that were related to the role. The tasks were time-consuming. It took me approximately 10 hours. We were asked to bring 8 copies of our materials to the interview. During the interview itself, there were 4 candidates.
The Recruitment Manager started by telling us we had about 20/30 minutes to work on a task with one other candidate, the one you were not sitting next to. Afterwards, we had to present how we would approach the situation given. These were followed by Q&As. Following the two presentations, the Recruitment team split up into two teams and each team interviewed 3 candidates. I only met with one team. Surprisingly, they did not reference the Case Study at all during the interview. Nor did they request a copy. The whole interview was approximately 2.5/3 hours.
I followed up with the Recruitment Manager, whose contact info was on the sheet of paper they gave us, the same day. She got back to me about a week later. A week after that, I received an e-mail informing me they could not extend an offer.