Submitted application in late September with just a resume. Heard back around late October to set up a video/phone interview with a recruiter who I had spoken to previously in an informational interview. Had to wait about two weeks to hear back about next steps even though the recruiter said it would only take a few days. Didn't get an offer and when I emailed the recruiter to ask what I was lacking, she vaguely said it came down to how prepared applicants were. Thought I did enough research and preparation but I guess not.

I had 3 interviews. One interview was a phone screening. The other two were over Webex, Cisco's platform. All of my interviewers were really nice and attempted to put me at ease. The questions were your typical interview questions.