Had a friend refer me for a product marketing role. After being ignored for what seemed like months, I finally heard that the hiring manager wanted to speak with me. I was ready to speak with her, but then I was contacted by their HR person saying that she had to screen me first. My conversation with the HR representative was extremely poor. She was very nitpicky and was fixated on my "lack" of direct domain experience even though I clearly explained to her how I fit the role from both a hard and soft skill perspective. By the end of the conversation, she practically demanded that I give her my salary information on the spot -- something which I never do (and frankly, no one should either -- my past salary experience should have no bearing on my interest in the role). At the end of the day, I was informed that the hiring manager decided to continue looking at other candidates - considering that the position was open for months before I even talked with her, I definitely wish her the best of luck in finding that unicorn that fits her needs because given my knowledge of the space, she was going to need it -- especially since she didn't have it herself.