The process was long. A good amount of time passed between communication. I'd applied in August; there was a phone screening with the HR rep in late September, several weeks later there was a phone interview with the hiring manager, followed by an in-person interview with 5 individuals. The individuals included in the "panel" were tangential individuals which the role interacted as well as direct team members. . After this there was zero communication; ultimately I was notified that another candidate was pursued in December via an automated communication. This is not an issue in my mine; however, the ANSYS HR rep repeatedly assured this would be a "personal"interaction and he would follow to provide feedback around the my interview. This was not the case.