Process was lengthy and involved. Submitted a sample communications Plan. Conducted an HR telephonic screening. Conducted a virtual interview. Conducted an in-person interview. Then, at the end, got notified within one day was not selected. They elected the acting person currently in. the role. If they knew the whole time they were likely to hire that person, they could have saved several of us a lot of time, effort and frustration by at least limiting it to one simple interview so they could go ahead and hire their inside person guilt-free.