A recruiter from the company reached out and after we spoke about the role, I was set up to speak with the hiring manager. A week later we had a 30 minute discussion and after following up with the recruiter, confirmed the next round interview with two members of leadership in an adjacent department, which went well. After that, everything fell silent. I reached out to the recruiter and the hiring manager and received zero response. 3 weeks later I reached out again one final time and was told that the hiring manager hadn't responded to the recruiter and she had no clue where they were on filling the position. Seems like a waste of time to go that far (especially after admitting on the first call that they were eager to fill the role) just to ghost a candidate that is ready to make a move.

Straightforward and casual, no crazy trick questions. Had a very specific task in mind for the new hire and were looking for something very specific. Interviewer was engaged and pleasant to talk to.