I entered the interview process in July 2025 and progressed through several stages, including multiple interviews and a final panel presentation. By the later stages, I was asked to share detailed thinking around sales approach, pipeline strategy and how I would approach the role in the first few months. I invested a significant amount of time preparing thoughtful, practical ideas and examples - the kind of work you’d normally expect to develop once in role. The interviews themselves were engaging and I was encouraged throughout, which created the impression that my contribution was genuinely valued. However, in August 2025, I was informed that I had not been successful. The feedback provided was vague and didn’t meaningfully reflect the depth of discussion or work I had shared. What left me particularly uncomfortable was that the role was later relisted around September 2025, with no follow up or clarity on what ultimately happened. From my perspective as a candidate, this left me feeling that my ideas and presentation style were taken on board but that there was no real intention to move forward. I cannot say this definitively but the experience gave me the impression that candidates’ ideas may have been used without a clear hiring outcome. I fully accept that companies reassess roles and priorities. That said, when candidates are taken through extensive stages and asked to present detailed strategies, there should be transparency and closure. Without that, it risks feeling one sided.