I was initially contacted by an internal executive recruiter for Barclays, based in London. He presented this senior executive role and said the hiring process would be transparent and move quickly. The interviews dragged on for over 4 months. The hiring manager was deceptive and misleading. The hiring manager at one point texted that things were looking quite positive. The internal executive recruiter followed up with a call to say they were ready to move forward. Days later I was told I would need to meet with the COO. That meeting was set up for 3 weeks later. The Monday of that week I spoke with both the recruiter and hiring manager as they prepped me for that meeting. Less than 24 hours before the meeting I was contacted by the recruiter who let me know they decided on another candidate and that meeting with the COO was unnecessary. I have never experienced such a poor and deceptive process. I can only imagine how Barclays treats customers!