The hiring manager was a good advocate for me after they finally agreed to an interview. She was prompt and got back to me quickly and was straightforward about her expectations. I worked my way up the chain speaking with another director and then the Chief Business Officer. In short they wanted to hire me but I lived 2000 miles west from Boston. I was flexible and offered to fly in regularly, but they were not going to accommodate me unless I was local. I wasn’t in a position to uproot my wife and kids after just buying a home — so it very disappointingly didn’t work out — and I choose an offer from another company that could accommodate my remote work. If I gave them interview feedback, it would be to describe the three most important qualities and outcomes they want from candidates at the beginning. In my last interview I spent way too much time being asked about work I did in 2015 when I was more junior, and when time was up I asked what they wanted, I finally got a straight answer, and in 60 seconds described the past two years of sophisticated work that exactly fit what they needed. It’s easier for the interviewee to connect the dots if you just say precisely what you want instead of probing without much context. Tell them how you’re going to grade them before things start so it’s easy to keep things focused.