The position was opened on July 1st, but it took six months to complete the selection process (assuming that, as I write, they have finally found someone). Personally, between September and December (over three months), I went through an interview with an external recruiter, one with the internal HR department, one with the hiring manager (preceded by the preparation of a project to present), an aptitude/behavioral test, and finally a meeting with the head of the entire marketing division. Although I found the people on the other side to be competent and passionate about their roles, the timeframes between each step were excessively long, with weeks of waiting for feedback—when there was any. Moreover, I found the requested project to be overly demanding: I understand the need to assess skills, but the amount of work required translated into hours and hours of unpaid labor, which I consider excessive. Finally, after my last interview in mid-December, I was assured I would receive feedback—whether positive or negative—by the holiday season. Guess what? It’s now February, and I have never received a response. Frankly, this is not a professional way to treat candidates, especially after they have gone through countless rounds of selection.