I submitted my resume and cover letter with having some connections with the staff working for them at the time from running a lot of their races. I had several phone interviews before sitting in a panel interview with someone of the event staff.

I applied for the Event Manager position in January. Got a phone interview about a month later and the HR person was incredibly disorganized, barely knew my name or what position I had applied for. After a few general questions, he said he would get back to me soon after reviewing with the hiring manager. Followed up a couple times, never heard back. A month and a half later, I get a call inviting me to a panel interview. I called back letting them know I had accepted another position, and would not be moving forward with my candidacy. Two months later, I got an email letting me know that they had more qualified candidates and would not be moving forward with me. It was an incredibly disorganized process, and I'm glad I didn't move forward with them.