HigherMe interview questions

I really wish that I had given a lot more credence to the GlassDoor reviews. The interview was purportedly a three step process: interview with the Sales Lead, Head of Sales, then CEO. Along the way, I made (what I felt) were strong and positive connections —I had read the GlassDoor reviews and sort of chalked it up to an exception to the rule and maybe it didn’t actually go as well as they had thought. I was wrong. Throughout the process, there were a lot of signs that it was very mutual, very positive and moving in a fantastic direction. I, too, began to get excited —however, it all fell apart when they added another interview to the mix with a peer. I was assigned a mini-project and was able to schedule the interview with the peer (whom did not have availability for almost three weeks). I received multiple offers during this time from between 8-10 companies but continued to hold out for what I believed was a super mutual fit. I spent morning, noon, and night working on the project to solidify the position and received a message the same day that I was no longer being considered for the position. After receiving glowing, esteemed feedback from the AE. After asking for specific feedback, I received a generic and canned response with zero talk points after wasting around 20 hours of my life on a project. I, then, realized that I was likely never their choice but instead moved to an AE as a placeholder if the CEO didn’t like their first choice or their second or their third. I felt robbed of my time with this interview process and goaded.