I initially was contacted by a recruiter re the position. After a telephone screening, I was brought in for a face-to-face. I met with the supervisor as well as his supervisor. Everything was very congenial and friendly. The office was in downtown Syracuse in a large (for Syracuse) office building on Salina St. Initially I met with the HR person and she administered a technical programming skills test. The test took about one hour. Following the meeting with human resources I met with the technical supervisor. He explained what the expectations of the job would be and we discussed my experiences in the field. It was very friendly and seemed focused on determining my competence and fit in the organization. There were no brain teasers or gotcha type questions and few touchy-feely interview questions (like "what are your weakenesses?"). After meeting the technical supervisor I met with the big boss. That was more of an introduction than an interview; I got the impression that it had been decided to make me an offer at that point and that was why they brought me in to meet him.