I've been interviewing for a new job recently. Was messaged by they're internal recruiter on LinkedIn to see if I was interested in leading a new function in EMEA. The role would have doubled my salary and my company is doing layoffs, so worth a shot.

I had:

Recruiter screen

Hiring manager interview

Case study

5 person panel interview (30 minute individual interviews)

Final interview with senior exec

The final interview was last Monday. They said they'd get back to me last week, even sending a holding email on Thursday.

Hear back today that after a load of discussions, they've decided to 'focus on US priority' instead. All of that time and effort on both sides, wasted, and they're not even going through with hiring for the role.

Absolute farce.