12y
I am very sorry that your experience was so difficult. We greatly appreciate the time it took you for interviews and the presentation. The time we put in to the selection process reflects the care that we put into employee development. It is a question of fit and with the investment we make in staff, we want to make sure we have the best person available who will be happy in this environment and can produce great work.
I will admit to being the person with the Android tablet (not an IPad). You were absolutely not being video recorded. I want to deeply apologize if I was coming off as rude. You had my full attention. I was reading the interview questions and writing my notes on the tablet. To do that, I use the tablet in the portrait position (camera is on the side on an Samsung tablet and was blocked by my tablet cover). There was a glare, so I was trying to position the screen in order to see my questions. I must have raised it over my face. Again, I am very sorry and appreciate the feedback.
While we are a small company, we use the best practices available to companies of any size. We use psychological cognitive tests as well as the input of employees at different levels to inform our decision. The presentation helps our staff learn from you (such as your interesting dissertation findings) as well as seeing how well you present, an important skill in this business. I want to thank you again for your time. I recognize it is a lot, but we have found it so vital from both the employee and employer perspective for increasing the chances of a successful relationship.