Interview process included 4 rounds of discussion with junior to senior level people. Each one asked me about my salary expectations and each was very keen on the expectations from the role. After qualifying 4 rounds which lasted for 2-2.5 months, the HR suddenly remembered that they don’t have the budget to hire you in the first place and started ghosting. Either They can’t even afford the standard industry hike (30% ???) or it’s just the shameful and pity negotiation tactics the amateur HR was trying to pull off. Either way, total waste of time and extreme unprofessional behaviour.