Electronic Arts

Application

I applied online. The process took 3+ months. I interviewed at Electronic Arts in November 2019.

Interview

Met with 2 people for my interviews - first meeting was amazing; great conversation, interesting questions and was very happy with how that went. Second meeting with direct manager wasn’t so good. He seemed to be over the whole conversation, got into it in the middle then just trailed off again at the end. Inconsistent attention. Could also have been signs of burn out since it was the end of the year but not a good look for prospective candidates.
Followed up after the holidays for feedback and was told that they were collecting feedback and that it was difficult to come to a decision. Followed up 2 weeks later to the same response.
No word for the next 3 months until I sent a follow up email confirming if the position had been filled. Of course only then does HR reply confirming the role was filled.
The extremely long process and such a lack of communication really brings down my impression of EA. Interviews went well and pretty sure I was shortlisted - maybe 2nd or 3rd choice so they held off on rejecting me but 3 months is too long. The hiring process is often the first/only glimpse of how a company functions and making sure you leave candidates with a great impression of the company is important if you want to attract quality talent.