I applied on-line and received a phone call from the recruiter who asked some preliminary questions. Very comfortable chat. I was advised my name would be passed onto the hiring leader and that is when things fell apart. I got the "we chose another candidate note". Because I felt I had developed a relationship with the recruiter I called and asked for feedback. I'd like to work on a development plan so I can be the best next hire. Treating potential candidates as a throw away not only is discouraging to the candidate but limits the potential candidate pool in the future. It is sadly a very telling sign of how people may be treated internally once on board.

Very lengthy process. Spoke with several people on multiple levels. Final interview was a presentation to a "disgruntled" client. It took a while to hear back from a recruiter, then they switched recruiters midway through the process so I had to essentially re-interview from scratch. My advice would be to engage the recruiter and clearly define when you can expect to hear back from them. Days? Weeks?