I thought the interview went well. It was a panel behavioral based interview. For some reason i thought i nailed the job, Until i received the apology email. I honestly appreciated the email instead of leaving me hanging and hoping to be called someday in this life time

The entire process took almost one month, exactly. I applied and was contacted via email by a recruiter the next day, asking to schedule a phone interview with her. We scheduled for early the following week and the phone call, that same day I was sent a Microsoft Office Suite testing that covered Windows, PowerPoint and Excel. A few days later, I was contacted to schedule a video interview with three team members, including an HR rep. About a week later, I was brought in to the office to meet with a partner, the executive assistant and a phone call with another partner. A fourth phone interview was scheduled for the day before Thanksgiving and I received an offer the following Monday.

The recruiter and interviewers were extremely pleasant; however it was clear during the interview that though I was well-qualified, I was not the front-runner for the position. It was almost like they were trying to talk me out of wanting it. No surprise a few days later when I was informed that the position went to an internal candidate.