I applied online. The process took six weeks.

When I applied, I already had an offer from another company. I communicated this upfront and asked the recruiters to move the process as quickly as possible so my existing offer would not expire. I was told the process normally takes three weeks and that they would try to complete it in two. In reality, it took far longer. The process was repeatedly delayed. The recruiters were based in Singapore, which resulted in about 24-hour delays between each email. Additional days were lost due to technical issues with the scheduling platform. The company also had a "wellbeing week," during which no interviews took place. I was never informed that this would delay the process by another full week. Despite performing very well in all interview rounds, I then heard nothing for nearly two more weeks. When I followed up—five weeks after the process started—I was rejected. The explicit reason given was that I was "in a hurry." I find this treatment of candidates unacceptable and highly unprofessional. I was transparent from the beginning about my limited availability (one to two weeks), yet after five weeks of delays I was rejected for the very constraint I had communicated upfront. Given my strong interview performance and how closely my experience aligned with the role, I am confident I would have received an offer if not for the poorly managed timeline. Overall, this was a deeply disappointing experience. I invested many stressful hours in preparation and interviews, only to be rejected due to process inefficiencies rather than merit. This experience has significantly harmed my perception of the employer.

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