Applied online the day the job was posted and was called by HR 2 days later. Interviewed the next day with the hiring manager, then the next week again with the hiring manager. He asked for a few references, which I provided and I was offered the job the following week. A month before this, I applied for another job (same title, but some different responsibilities) and didn't even get a call or interview. So you just never know. Specific pay rate discussed w/HR and in the interview, I mentioned more, but ok'd the initial rate. Final offer was higher than initial amount, but not quite as high as I mentioned. I'm happy with it. I was highly skilled for this job for this job, so well worth the higher rate.