First, I had an interview with HR. I was asked general questions about my experience and background. Second, I had a technical interview were I was asked specific questions about Python, general cybersecurity questions, ports/services, etc. Finally, I had my teaching demo where I "taught" to 3 observers.

15 minute phone screen followed by a short 10ish question technical test. Upon passing, there was an hour-long technical interview with the Academic Director. A test situation was provided for this interview with the expectation that you would be asked to explain how to solve the question as though you were explaining to a student. The final step was to prepare a 1 hour mock lecture & technical demonstration using part of Fullstack's curriculum which was to be presented to the Director from step 2 and a non-technical member. The framework for the interview process was pretty straight-forward, fair, and reasonable. That said... I originally applied to FSA in September of this year, went through the multi-step interview process via telephone & Zoom. The recruiter I've dealt with from the start has done nothing but kick the can down the line by giving empty promises & half-responses. At first she told me that "We've filled the position you originally applied for, but are you interested in the role of Mentor (essentially a virtual Teacher's assistant)?" I thought I had confirmed accepted that position over the phone with the recruiter telling me that next steps were sending a laptop & virtual onboarding and then I didn't hear from her again. I reached out after a week and that turned into "We're working with Academic Operations and hope to have clarity before Thanksgiving break." Ghosted again after that until I reached out after X-mas, only to be told "I'm playing catch-up from vacation, but I will circle back with you on openings. I think we may be full for January, but will have openings in March." Meanwhile, during the entirety of my communications with FSA, they are constantly refreshing *several* job postings on LinkedIn for both Instructor and Mentor positions. My first contact with FSA was September 13th and they're still being wishy-washy on January 3rd for a position that I thought I'd accepted over the phone on November 1st. At some point, have the basic decency to reach out or respond and say "No." I was excited for the opportunity to teach/mentor younger people who were on the path that has brought me such joy (cybersecurity), but they expect me to wait 7+ months for "potential openings?" I'm fortunate to have full-time employment, but after my last conversation with FSA, I immediately started looking for something else part-time that I could pair with my day job and it took me 8 days from application to accepting a position. Even if I had gotten the job in October, my interactions with this company leave me feeling like a dodged a bullet.