First step was a phone interview with a recruiter, then a subsequent phone interview with the hiring manager, and then a half day meeting 5 different people on-site. Overall I was very impressed with the team. I enjoyed meeting the various members and exploring the role with them. There was a lot of talk about candidate experience, employer branding, and the push to be an employer of choice. I left there feeling like things went pretty well, and followed up with an email thank you to each of the 5 people I met with during my visit. The hiring manager said she'd be back in touch with me the following week. I was a bit disappointed when I didn't get any reply from anyone, even acknowledging my thank you emails or my full day I took off work to travel to Modesto and participate in these interviews. I emailed the hiring manager twice during the following month with no reply so I figured they must not have selected me. And eventually after about 5 weeks I got a form rejection letter emailed to me. It would have really improved my candidate experience if they just communicated in a more timely manner. Even if they felt I was a terrible candidate for reason it would still have been nice to get some basic communication.

I couldn't have asked for a better interview experience! It was incredibly well-organized, and all of the interviewers were very warm and welcoming. The winery tour was a great experience as well - made me really excited to potentially work with this company. I usually have felt exhausted and drained, but I left feeling very excited and full of energy.