DOE Joint Genome Institute interview questions

One phone interview, followed by one take-home assignment, which was interesting. I liked the quality of assignment. Interview was taken by 10–12 team members. Everyone seemed lost. No one was interested in asking questions, only the hiring manager asked few questions. Some were rude but tried to act as if they cared about the whole process. It looked like they were just following the protocol with written questions. completely ghosted after the interview. Didn't even bother to reply to the followup e-mail, which is so unprofessional for a respectable organization. It's common that sometimes a candidate is not a good fit and that's absolutely ok, but what's not ok is ghosting the candidate and not acknowledging the follow-up e-mail, considering the fact that your hiring process was more than 7 months long. My advice to the JGI hiring team- please be respectful of the candidates' time and skills. If a candidate has mentioned that they have a strong point in one area and is less experienced in another, frame your questions accordingly. It's better to get some training on how to hire people and ask good questions during the interview.