I receive the an email from a company recruiter explaining that the hiring manager was busy, but had some questions that I would need to answer via email, which would be followed by a phone interview. The questions are below. I spent a fair amount of time answering the questionnaire, returned it and heard nothing back. I followed up with an email a week later. Crickets... Eventually I did receive a generic rejection email from the company's Applicant Tracking System. I understand that recruiters are busy and don't have time to engage with every applicant. However, after interacting directly with a recruiter and spending time answering detailed questions (see below), having a recruiter ghost me did not improve my opinion of the organization as a whole.

I applied online. Took about a week and half before I was scheduled for an in person on site interview. The interview was very professional and polite. The VP went over the position and the details of what the role entails. The team was able to answer my questions. I received an email later that thanked me for my time and they had chosen another candidate.