About a week after submitting my application, I had a 30 minute phone interview with the QC Manager during which I was asked to describe in detail all the methods I had developed and validated, the kind of analytes I have worked with, all the analytical techniques I had applied, the instrumentation I had used, the problems I had encountered, the documentation I had prepared etc., etc. Two weeks later I was invited to an in-house interview, in which I first met with the QC manager, who seemed very friendly, knowledgeable and professional. That was followed by a group interview with the whole QC team [it seemed like a nice group] and a brief chat with the HR manager who explained the benefits and some logistic matters. It is worth mentioning that the topic of compensation was never brought up during the whole interview process. Finally, I met with the Director of Quality who after a brief chat told me in no uncertain terms that I was an excellent candidate and they would love to hire me but he didn't think he would be able to get approval due to budgetary constraints and to a more immediate need for a QA supervisor!!! It begs the question: What kind of company would waste time posting "teaser" openings they do not intend to fill and interviewing candidates that they cannot hire????