The hiring process was very slow, and they didn't provide any updates. They don't value the candidates, at least that's how I feel.

Here's the timeline:

1. Applied for the position on the GE Career site.
2. Two weeks later, I got a call from one of their recruiters to discuss the opportunity.
3. I heard back after two days to schedule another call with the Sr. Recruiter three days later (total time: three weeks).
4. I heard back after three days and scheduled a call with a couple of engineers one week later (total time: 4.5 weeks).
5. I heard back after three days, and they scheduled an on-site interview after ten days (total time: seven weeks).
6. I had a great on-site interview; the feeling was very positive.
7. I sent two emails to them after four days to request an update or feedback.
8. They replied two days later, telling me that the Hiring Manager (who was traveling when I interviewed) wanted to have a Skype interview four days later (total time: 8.5 weeks).
9. On the day of the Skype interview, the Hiring Manager didn't call at the scheduled time. I emailed HR, and finally, the Hiring Manager called thirty-five minutes after the scheduled time.
10. Three days after the Skype interview, there were still no updates. So I emailed HR, and they requested a couple of days to get feedback (total time: ten weeks).
11. Finally, their HR called (and I thought this was going to be good news). They said they had follow-up questions on my application. Since my application was submitted some nine to ten weeks after I submitted my resume, there was a minor difference between my application contents and my resume contents. I explained the changes to them, and the HR asked for a couple of days for feedback.
12. HR called me two to three days later, and she gave me the standard HR response: "Thanks for your interest in GE. While we feel your credentials are commendable, we have decided to move forward with another candidate. We feel their skills match the role closely."

I didn't say anything bad and just thanked them for the update before hanging up. But seriously, what the heck? It took them twelve weeks to figure out I am not the right guy? I am sure it was the resume-application mismatch that triggered it – some really mundane stuff (my job title had changed in those ten to eleven weeks).

It was all pretty easy stuff.