My first contact with Bazaarvoice came through a recruiter I met who knew a sales recruiter at Bazaarvoice. They forwarded my resume to Bazaarvoice and about a week later, I received an email from Bazaarvoice requesting a phone interview. I had an initial phone interview with their recruiter in November. The recruiter was 10 minutes late for the phone interview. The interview lasted 20 minutes. We ended the call with the recruiter stating that they were going to recommend me for additional interviews. The next day I received an email stating that they found more qualified candidates for the position and they thanked me for my time. Two months later, I attended an event at their headquarters and met their head of sales. I spoke with him and shared my experience with his recruiter. He asked me what areas I was interested in pursuing and I responded with my interest in sales. He said he would meet with me in person once their quarter ended at the end of January. In early February, he kept his commitment and we met in his office at their headquarters. He was 10 minutes late for the interview and it lasted about 25 minutes. At the end of the interview, he said he was going to recommend me for further interviews and he was typing the email to his recruiters as I was leaving the office. After one week and still not hearing anything, I sent an email to this manager and asked if he could follow-up with his recruiters since I have not heard anything. The next day I received an email requesting a phone interview with one of their VPs of sales and they scheduled it for the following day. About 30 minutes before the call, I received an email from the recruiter requesting to reschedule the interview because the manager was stuck on another call. The recruiter requested that we reschedule it for the next afternoon. I told them I had to confirm it at the end of the day since my schedule was still up in the air. At the end of the day, I confirmed that their proposed time would work for me. Unable to check email to see if they confirmed the time, I called the recruiter 1 hour before the scheduled phone interview. I left a voice message. I finally was able to log in to my email just before the call was tentatively rescheduled and I did not receive any emails. I guess I was to assume that this call was not going to take place. Later that day, I received an email by the recruiter that stated that they were sorry about missing my voice mail and that the manager was booked all day so it would not have worked out. They rescheduled the interview for the following week. I again was prepared for the interview the following week. I waited for the call and after waiting for 20 minutes past the scheduled time, I sent an email to the recruiter asking what happened. They apologized and said they were not sure what happened. The manager was in an off-site meeting and the recruiter assumed that they got tied up in the meeting. The recruiter then rescheduled this meeting for the following week in the morning. I agreed. I made arrangements so that I was prepared for the morning phone interview. About 30 minutes before the interview was to take place, I received an email from the recruiter stating that the manager was called into another meeting and if we could reschedule this meeting to the afternoon. I agreed. Finally, I received the phone interview. The call went well. The manager gave me candid feedback and stated that they were going to recommend me for further interviews. The next day I received an email stating that they have more qualified candidates. I share this experience because I would like you to know how challenging it has been to even have a phone interview with them. I recognize that they are busy and are working a lot of hours. That said, as many of us know, preparing for and making proper arrangements to participate in an interview takes a lot of our time. You can decide for yourself whether you feel that this company handled my interview process in a professional way. I don't believe that they showed any respect for me and my time. To put me through this many changes for one phone interview to me is a lack of professionalism and a lack of respect. Hopefully they read this and it helps them realize that they need to take the interview process more seriously. Honestly, I truly was grateful that they declined me for further interviews because I believe that if they handle their clients this way, they will not last very long in this business.