Ecosystems interview questions

Long and the short of it is that I went through a 2 month long interview process, interviewing 6 times with different team members. I also submitted work samples (actually working on their content to show them what I could provide them with their assets, which took me about 6-8 hours) Although the recruiter was ready to get an offer figured out for me after the 6th interview, there was a hang up over the fact that I had not read through the PDF about the company's core values, despite the fact that the core values and my own personal core values were in genuine alignment. The company decided to move on from me as a candidate, only to come back about a month later to reassess my candidacy, to which I was skeptical of. They obviously had not found anyone else that could fulfill this role that they had envisioned. And after 1 more interview, stuck with their decision that I would still be not made an offer. Because of the hang up of the last interview, I had decided to be overly studied about the company and the position, and I believe the interviewer said he wanted me to speak more about myself. Can't win for losing.

Interview consisted of three stages that I was a part of - initial phone screen with hiring manager, followed by dual interview with hiring manager and Senior Value Consultant, followed by an Excel project and a follow-up interview to review the project with the Senior Value Consultant and the hiring manager. I pursued the role because of a perception regarding the opportunity to interact with internal and external stakeholders and influence decisions and processes. The biggest take away I had was that the job description didn't really match what it appeared they were hiring for. I also was told that I would hear back after my review, but I never heard again...from anyone. Which is very odd to me.