I was contacted by a recruiter to setup a quick phone screen shortly after being referred by an employee. This interview focused a little on my background, why I was looking to leave my current position, and why Docusign. Things went well and an interview with the hiring manager over zoom was scheduled shortly after. The interview with the hiring manager also went well. We talked about my background, her background, the position and what I would be doing, amongst other things. A big topic seemed to be about dealing with conflict resolution and I think they're really looking for people that fit in with the no jerks culture which I really appreciate. This interview also went well, and she told me she would like me to move on to the next round which was a panel interview with a product manager, QA director, as well as program managers on her team. She said a recruiter (different from the ones I'd previously interacted with) would get in touch with me to set that up. Unfortunately, this would be my last contact as the recruiter never reached out to me to set up that interview. I did reach out to the recruiter a couple of times to follow up on setting up that interview or see if anything had changed, but never received a response. Today, after two weeks, the recruiter emailed to let me know that an offer was being made to another candidate and that the position will remain open until that's finalized. Also said to feel free to consider other opportunities and she'll reach out if anything changes. I'm more disappointed with the lack of communication and being misled than the actual rejection. Not sure why I was told I would be moving on to the next round of interviewing only to never reach out to me and then select someone else. Feels like they were being less than honest and I think it was unprofessional.