The process was nothing out of the ordinary. There was a telephone "pre-screen" with HR where experience and salary needs were discussed, followed by two in-person interviews in the office. The in-person interviews were with the same HR rep and then with a pair of department managers. If I recall correctly, the interviews together took about two to two and a half hours. The in-person interviews were followed by a call from HR where an offer was presented that completely disregarded the prior salary needs discussion. The "we can do that" figure during the initial phone call became a "no can do". It was unfortunate because the actual department folks were awesome and yet the actual offer/acceptance becomes HR's game to lose and they lost it.