I met with the Regional Manager and one of his top commercial lenders for two hours. They were very responsive for about a week and led me to believe I was their guy via emails and speaking with my recruiter that got me the interview. Went silent for two weeks and then informed me they went a different direction. The interview was me listening to how great the bank is and how great the job would be, never asked me a single question. I barely spoke. Asked to provide underwriting samples to see my experience level.

I had a 90 minute interview with what would have been my boss. She was enthusiastic and forward speaking. I have 13 years experience, beyond adequate for this position (the job required is a minimum of 7 years experience). But she did have to run me past her male colleague (whom I knew). I had a few concerns based on a few things she shared with me and a couple of questions she asked. A week later, after an entire day of phone tag, I received a call back from my interviewer. It was an uncomfortable call. She bumbled around with her excuses as to why I now wasn't a good candidate. She stated she was going to pursue other candidate with more experience. Huh? During our interview she had mentioned a lack of viable credit analysts in the area). She said I now didn't have enough experience. Clearly she wasn't being truthful because I just saw the job re-posted three days ago with a recruiter and on a job site. What was the point in calling if she wasn't willing to be honest? She could have sent a simple email or generic letter. I'm going to assume that the male colleague, whom I worked with years previously, didn't approve. You see, he stood by our old boss, whom I outed for sexual harassment against 5 women, including a sexual assault on myself. Clearly he holds a personal grudge towards me about this. I literally feel violated again. After this entire experience I'm not only disappointed but disgusted. I'm actually glad it worked out the way it did. Clearly we have different values.