I applied for the position and was contacted for an initial screening interview by an HR representative about three weeks later. About one week later, I was asked to schedule a phone interview with the Hiring Manager (Regional CEO). About one week after that, I was invited for an onsite interview. This was a panel interview with the Regional CEO, two Division-level Disaster Program Officers and four leadership volunteers. Approximately two weeks later, I was asked to participate in another onsite interview. This was a panel interview with a new interim Regional CEO, and a mixture of new and repeat Division-level Disaster Program Officers and leadership volunteers. A few days later, the Hiring Manager (interim Region CEO) made an informal offer to me as part of his response to my note of thanks for the latest interview. He indicated that if I agreed to the informal offer, HR would begin the "formal process". I agreed to the informal offer. At this point, the interim Regional CEO informed me that his supervisor (Divisional VP) would like to set up a time to speak with me. Based on the fact that I had received an informal offer and the description of this short phone call, my impression was that the Divisional VP would be giving me some type of "welcome to the team" best wishes. This was not the case. It became very clear after just a few minutes that this was an additional interview. After referring to the phone call as an interview, and approximately 45 minutes of routine interview questions later, the Divisional VP informed me that she had narrowed down the search to two candidates and that I would receive word of her decision within two weeks. I was so stunned by what had transpired that I just went with the flow of the conversation and did not say anything to the Divisional VP about having received an informal offer. I consulted with mentors later and elected to just follow the process through to completion without ruffling feathers. About one week later, I received an update from the HR rep that confirmed that a decision would be made in one more week (two weeks total). At about the three-week point, I asked the HR rep for an update, and he stated that the team was doing some additional interviews the next week, and hoped to get to a decision by the following week. I asked the HR rep to clarify my status since I had received an informal offer and was told I was one of two candidates remaining. He confirmed that all of my interviews had gone well and that I was a top candidate. He made no mention of the informal offer that was extended. Approximately two weeks later (five weeks from the final interview with the Divisional VP), I finally received word that I was no longer being considered for the position. The total time from application to being eliminated from consideration was 3.5 months. Overall, I was very disappointed by the level of professionalism of the American Red Cross.