Basically I jumped through so many hoops just to get rejected. First I applied online and got an email back from the recruiter asking for writing samples. No problem, it's a writing position, totally understandable. Sent those off and then got sent a logic test to complete online. Okay, not totally unheard of, did that. Then finally got scheduled for an in person interview. When I got there, the recruiter had me complete a writing assignment. Again, makes sense for a writing job, so I got that done and felt really good about it. The recruiter was super nice and I enjoyed interacting with her. Then I got to meet with the position's direct supervisor and she asked pretty standard interview questions. We had a great conversation that included some laughs so I thought that went well. Then I got to shadow with a woman in that position and got to chat with the rest of the marketing team and everyone was awesome, I was excited at the possibility of getting to work with all of them. Then I met with the COO and he asked a lot of hard hitting questions, but nothing too crazy and it ended up being a very insightful discussion. Then I was done for the day and I met back up with the recruiter and she scheduled me another time to come back and meet with Mr Miles himself. Now, everyone throughout the entire process had told me how awesome they thought the CEO was and how he was their favorite part of their jobs, so I was pretty stoked to get to meet him. The recruiter then gave me yet another writing assignment to be completed before I came in for the final interview. I was getting a little tired of having to do all this work to prove myself, but again, I understood and completed it to the best of my ability because I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Finally, the day of my interview arrives and I go the office and get thrown through another loop. The recruiter wanted me to make a one minute video explaining why I wanted to work there. I'm a writer so I'm not so great at spontaneous trains of thought, I like to plan out my words, but I composed myself for a minute and then spoke from the heart, as any hopeful employee would. Then it was finally time to meet the big boss. On the way to his office, the recruiter informed me again of how awesome the CEO was and I relaxed. Finally I would get to have a chill conversation with a cool dude rather than another nerve wracking interrogation. Not that the other interviews felt like interrogations, but I usually psyched myself out and got overly nervous in formal interview settings. Sadly the relaxed conversation I expected wasn't so much the reality. I sat down across from him at his desk as he slowly and silently pulled up my resume, as if he was viewing it for the first time. That was fine, surely the CEO of a large company would be busy and not have time to research an entry level applicant beforehand, so I sat there quietly, trying to calm myself with deep breaths and making them as discreet as possible while waiting for him to make the first move. He then started shooting off rapid fire questions about my personality, my family, and every job I'd ever had, asking "why?" to my responses fairly often. I started to get more nervous and tripped myself up, but then he got up while I was speaking and started tidying his desk, which caused what little confidence I had left to fizzle out completely. Was I boring him? I'm totally boring him. Am I being punked? I was growing more confused and started sweating bullets. And then, just as quickly as it began, Mr. Miles stood up abruptly and announced that the interview was over. I didn't even get to ask the questions I'd carefully crafted beforehand. He walked me to the front door and told me they were all going to talk about me and make a decision. I never heard from them again. I was pretty disappointed since I had grown more and more excited about the prospect of getting to work for this great company with all these fun people just for it to come crashing down at the apex of my experience. I wish I knew what it was that sealed my fate, but of course in the real world that often doesn't happen, so I'm left to speculate wildly about my shortcomings and move on. Sorry for the long winded response. Hopefully this helps someone in the future.