Initially it went well, I interviewed with HR, pretty quick interview, I’m a senior level rep with sales management in my background, so I was highly qualified. Next I interviewed with a Mgr/director who was recently promoted. She told me at the end of our interview that she would be moving me to next steps ( interview with VP of Sales)I had asked if she had other questions about me I could have answered; she said she would have liked it if I had told her about a specific initiative I had championed at a management role I had three jobs earlier. Why didn’t she ask?!?! I’m no mind reader, I was stupefied by that. After a few days of asking when I could schedule time with the VP through the HR person, she finally told me he had declined to interview me. I did get a feel that there was a lack of creativity there as the woman told me there was a very specific “proven” sales process to follow which was created by this VP. I may have smiled about that silliness, or maybe I didn’t proceed due to age discrimination? Either way- highly unprofessional to tell a qualified candidate they are moving to next steps but then later denying the next step with no conversation.