This has been the most dreadfully frustrating experience I’ve ever had. No concept of transparency, respect for time, or follow-up protocol. I was 1 of 2 final candidates for this position (that was only recently “readvertised” as a bilingual role/NEITHER of us spoke French), yet had to practically beg for recruitment to deliver the most basic follow-up information. If you’re applying to this company/HR team, please be aware that this is the level of discordance you’re walking into. The $100k+ salary may sound enticing, but sanity is priceless. I will be very hesitant to consider working for Takeda in the future. My experience was a 3-round, nearly 90-day process. 1. 15-minute video interview with a recruiter. Main point of contact who answered questions about team size, salary range, etc. Very polite and kind at the beginning but then ghosts/ignores messages in subsequent stages. 2. 45-minute video interview with People Hub Lead: the most normal and respectful stage, definitely conversational and respectfully engaging. I would’ve loved to work with this person! 3. 60-minute video interview with Americas Benefits/Payroll Manager: Again, decent conversation with a discussion about culture fit, why I wanted to work with Takeda, etc. They were interviewing late in another time zone so seemed distracted and a bit irritable. Some questions posed by this manager were “baffling” (e.g. “open enrolment” - doesn’t exist in Canada) or unfamiliar with Canadian payroll certification/practice systems, but otherwise fair. The manager seemed disappointed that I, like the second finalist, wasn’t bilingual (although the JD didn’t advertise this requirement/preference at the time - nonetheless the Specialist is based in Ontario supporting 300 people with <5% of Francophone employees). A final decision was “promised by September 8”. However, that follow-up never materialized. My frustration with this situation started post-the 3rd interview conversation and is where everything fell apart: no accountability was taken into consideration for people’s time, and a bilingual requirement should’ve been ironed out before even advertising the role. So many people had their time wasted (2.5 hr+ prep) only to be disposed of - no apologies or verbal contact.