The phone interview lasted about 30 minutes and went pretty well. The basic interview questions were answered, I shared a few things about myself and learned a few things about the company that excited me. Before the call ended I was asked to send writing samples which I did and to spend time correcting a sample document and answering questions that might pertain to the job. I was advised to send them by a certain date which I did well in advance to never hear anything back, this includes a follow up email asking the interviewee to confirm recipient of the writing samples. I had a good idea that I did not get the position but it was only confirmed when I went to check on the status of my job application and saw "not selected." This is totally fine but it was very rude to not hear back either personally or the generic "we've decided to pursue other candidates" email.