Smartsheet Account Executive interview experience

I went through multiple stages that sounded like steady progress, including a panel-style round where I felt guided toward the expectation that I’d be moved forward. The conversations themselves were generally normal and, at times, positive, but the follow-up never matched the momentum.

Across rounds, I kept getting the same pattern: a few weeks of waiting after I was verbally led to believe I was in a strong position, and then a generic rejection email with no real responses afterward. One process also dragged longer than it should have—two months and a huge number of interview hours—only