I was contacted for a phone interview within a couple of days of completing their on-line application. The phone screen was rescheduled several times due to conflicts with the HR manager's schedule. The HR manager was 20 minutes late calling me, because another interview had run over. The HR manager was critical of the types of companies that I have worked for and was not understanding of the fact that I had been laid off a couple of times during my career, even though I was let go due to economic reasons, and not performance ones. The person made comments like "those industries sound really boring" and "boy, you really know how to pick them." The ad included the salary range, so when the person asked how much I was looking for, I was told it was "too much." When I pushed back and said that the ad had included the salary range, the person said that this information was not to have been included in the job description! Other than the fact that I learned that the position I was applying for had basically been a revolving door, I was furious to be asked for writing samples, only to receive a "no-thank-you-dear-applicant-letter" within 30 seconds of my emailing them over! This person didn't even show them to the hiring manager and had made the decision for me not to move onto the next step.

1. Submitted resume through website 2. Contacted by recruiter with minimal phone interview 3. Recruiter Followed up to set up 1:1 interview with hiring manager 4. Interviewed with hiring manager for approximately 2 hrs. 5. Follow up one month later from recruiter that was still under consideration 6. Job description changed and reposted 7. No follow up from HM or recruiter.