Overall the interview process was needlessly extensive and confusing at times. It took over a month just to have 2 phone calls, especially considering the first call was with the Hiring Manager herself. Since she is from out of town, the next interview was with an officer at the local office where the position is based. Those interviews seemed to go well so a presentation was requested with a few locals a few weeks after the last phone interview. Given the position had zero training involved, it was odd to request a presentation: Meeting with others not yet involved would have served a better purpose. The assigned topic had nothing to do with the position, either. With only 4 people at the presentation (2 of whom I had already spoken) - and really only 1 of them directly involved with the position being added - F2F time with that person would have been far more useful. After presenting and answering/asking questions, I left AND WAS TOLD BY THE HIR MGR the next step would be to meet with yet another person in the office: That would be arranged in a few days. So, a few days later, I received a call from Hir Mgr asking for a time to talk ABOUT NEXT STEPS in the process. It was during this call where I was informed that I was no longer being considered, that the other candidate(s) were a better cultural fit. Given that I was told by the Hir Mgr when she scheduled my presentation that there were only 2 candidates remaining, I found it odd when she referenced needs to get back to "the (remaining) candidates" (plural) on 2 other occasions afterwards. Confusing? Given the makeup of the interview team, and of all my interviews, I am pretty sure why my culture didn't "fit". The Hir Mgr made it a point to call me with the news of not being selected, making it seem as if she were doing me some kind of favor in delivering it personally. That might have been reasonable had she been more transparent when I asked her for feedback about my interview process. I got nothing more than patronizing responses like "your skills are good - you'll land somewhere" or "we may be hiring again so we'll keep you in mind". Honestly, a short, to-the-point email saying "you're not hired" would have been just fine. But then again, in keeping with the long, drawn-out process, it seemed appropriate.