It was apparent the district manager already had his mind made up prior to contacting me. I was not asked a single question about my resume, skills or experiences. Only described the job. Definitely was not a phone screen- was clearly just going through the motions...Spoke as if I already had the job. When I followed up 3 days later- I was told another candidate was chosen that was a way "better fit". (I assume he knew this before he picked up the phone and called me) If you already had your mind made up- why bother calling me? Stop wasting people's time and if you're not interested- let people know in advance versus waiting 3 weeks to call them after you've already pre-judged and disqualified them in your mind. I don't care how busy you are or how you got to where you are- show people some respect and have some regard for people as individuals. Being underemployed is as stressful and devastating as it is- having an arrogant and detached interviewer is definitely not a self-esteem booster or a source of motivation.

I was contacted by an internal recruiter who set up an interview with the desired location. The day of the interview was 4 hours long, one hour for each manager I was to speak to.

The head of sales was reminiscent of Alec Baldwin in GGGR. Every question was about WINNING- what have you won, why did you win it, what are you going to win while you are here.