My Initial phone call was with the hiring manager and my virtual interview was with the hiring manager, VP, and another team member. Initially, I appreciated working directly with the hiring manager instead of HR but now I wish I could’ve started my process with HR because the hiring manager contacted me, conducted my interview, and even checked my references without mentioning that the position was much lower than the desired salary I indicated on my job application & it was actually even 10k less than what I make now. My advice to Enterprise is to allow HR to have initial contact with candidates if hiring manager is unable to discuss or disclose salary details. It was frustrating and quite disappointing to have a month long process for a position that I couldn’t accept due to salary not meeting expectations. My advice to potential candidates is if salary is not mentioned prior to Enterprise checking references, be brave and initiate the conversation because you do not want to get to final offer and find out the salary will not meet your financial needs.