I interviewed with a company a few months ago. I was told they had a strict 4 round interview process. This is an upper management position with total compensation well into six figures plus equity.
After round one I was excited. The executive I met with even emailed me back saying they were looking forward to round 2.
Within 24hrs of that email the recruiting firm I worked with emailed me that they had given the position to someone else because they loved them and skipped the 4 rounds they told me they required. Whatever, they can do what they want good for them and let it go.
A week or so later A DIFFERENT recruiting firm reaches out to me about interest in the position. I told them I already interviewed and after round one was told they offered the position to someone else they skipped rounds for.
Turns out the skipper candidate who they loved accepted the offer and then rejected it later and the job was available again.
The company posted the job on LinkedIn, I saw there were applicants, and now 4 weeks later the original recruiter reached out to me asking if I’m still interested as the hiring executive asked them to contact me.
I don’t know. I kind of am but kind of put off that if they were interested in me why it took so long to reach out. The recruiter suggested I email the hiring executive and ask these questions which I did. What’s everyone’s opinion on this? Was it the right thing to do? Some colleagues I’ve spoken with say it wasn’t professional but I feel like if they really liked me after round one they wouldn’t have reached out so much later after most likely interviewing other candidates.