I got a call from the HR in Bangalore asking if I were interested in applying for a senior product manager role. Then there was no word for almost a month, so I thought the opening was filled up. I got another call asking if I could do a telephonic interview with them. The interview process was tedious. After two telephonic interviews, I had to submit 2 case studies and was then invited for a day long interview session. The first interviewer was a peer, and we discussed questions relevant to the job. The second and third were slightly more technical, and involved estimation and business problem solving. All involved asking behavioural questions - what were problems I had solved in my earlier work, biggest learning, etc. I was also asked to write an essay (ostensibly to test my communication ability - in fact it left me wondering whether they had mistaken me for a junior candidate!). Since the other interviewers had not turned up, I was told the other interviews would happen over the phone. One of the two telephonic interviews was domain specific. The other seemed to be a drag - the interviewer tried asking behavioural questions, but I had already covered most of the questions in previous interviews and it was repetitive. I had a final interview with the hiring manager where I was asked to solve business questions. Overall, my impression was that I had fared quite well. I was surprised to see a canned rejection letter the coming week, with no reasoning of why I was not selected. After 8 rounds of interview and 3 case studies, I would expect more clarity from the company. I got the feeling that the HR was junior, and did not know how to deal with experienced candidates.