I was initially contacted by a recruiter at Alion Science and Technology who had found my resume on Monster.com. She asked me if I would be interested in a position that they were looking to fill. I read the posting and told her that I was interested. She set me up for an interview with the program manager. The day of the interview the interviewer showed up in jeans and a sweatshirt. He was obviously from more of a technical background so I didn't think to much of it. I believe that based off of my qualifications and experience, it was less like an interview and more like a briefing on the position and what my role would be if hired. I felt very early that he was trying to sell me more than find out if I was right for the position. From what I have heard about government contractors though, that seems to be the status quo. They just want to make sure you are not a nucklehead. The most important thing is that they can sell your experience and qualifications to the government when bidding for new service contracts.