Everyone I spoke to was nice and respectful, but the process was definitely not pleasant. After the recruiter phone screen, I took the competency exam before I can speak to the hiring manager. The first (and only) call with the hiring manager focused on my background and marketing experience, and it was obvious that the hiring manager was not impressed. Then they waited another 4 months before officially rejecting my application. During the wait, the recruiter sent the "sorry we're still interviewing other candidates" updates twice. The fact that the hiring manager didn't like me enough to bring me in for on-site interview should be a good reason to reject me 4 months ago. I understand some companies keep the back-up candidates around before their favorite one accepts the offer or even starts the job, but 4 months of waiting was a bad candidate experience. I also want to suggest Infoblox changing their hiring process and moving the competency exam to after the hiring manager phone screen. It is a waste of candidate's time prepping for an hour-long online exam (some even pay for the practice exams) before the hiring manager subjectively decide if they are interested in this person at all.