Initially had two telephone interviews to gauge my background and experience. This was followed by a face-to-face with various senior members of management. After this face-to-face and apparent interest, I was contacted a few days later to arrange a second follow-up face-to-face interview. Subsequent calls by organization to arrange the interview did not seem to materialize, with the comment that there were difficulties with peoples' schedules. After a couple of more months, finally received word that there was a change in the focus of job description and they were not proceeding with my hiring. Though disappointed, I did express my understanding with the situation and their reasoning.
Two months later, I received a call from a senior management official (the key hiring individual) to ask whether I still had interest in the position, to which I gave an affirmative response. After follow-up with their HR dept to provide potential interview dates for another face-to-face, again there was a lack of follow-up communication, with a similar situation as before, namely difficulties with peoples' schedules. After several weeks I was informed again that the organization was looking for someone with a different background. Reimbursement for expenses regarding travel expenses required several.
Perception of the hiring process and the on-again-off-again communications to a prospective senior management candidate was poor.