Belimo interview questions

I was contacted by the internal recruiter on a Wednesday, about 2 weeks after I applied and then completed a phone screen with them the following Monday and was quickly advanced to a Teams interview the next Monday with the hiring manager. The interview went well. And it was clearly communicated that I was one of a 4-5 candidates, including an internal. It was further communicated that I would hear about next steps (an interview with the incumbent who was promoted) by the end of the week as all candidates were interviewing between Monday and Wednesday. I followed up with an email that highlighted a strength that was noted as critical. I further followed up with an additional value added note later in the week and a touch base call to the recruited on Friday afternoon. Hearing nothing back from any of those engagements. I called and emailed the following week to demonstrate my sincere interest and to gain more understanding on where I stood with them. All told, 5 professional touches after the interview over 10 business days. Despite those efforts, their next communication was from the internal recruiter 5 weeks after that Teams interview informing me that they had gone another direction. By then I had moved on. This is highly unprofessional and disappointing.

I went through a 2.5-month interview process with four rounds of various interviews, only to get a rejection email saying they went with "better-fitted candidate." What’s frustrating is that months later, the same position and many others are still posted. It’s clear they’re not actively hiring but just reposting roles to maintain appearances. The whole experience felt like a waste of time and energy.