I was contacted and interviewed by the COO’s assistant. She’s a contractor and not closely connected with the company (couldn’t tell me much about the culture, role, etc.). She asked me questions about my experience, why I wanted to work for the company, and why I was wanting a job change. She told me I would be great for the role and the next steps would be to talk to the COO. After not hearing from her, I followed up twice and received no response. Similar to a lot of candidates in this job market, I was ghosted with no explanation, which is incredibly disappointing and disrespectful to people who work hard and take meaningful time to prepare for interviews.