Overall, there were three interviews. The first was a phone screen with the hiring manager; went very well. Asked very basic questions about my experience and qualifications. Waited 3-4 days for a response and was invited on campus for an 'in person' interview. Met with hiring manager and another member of the department, went very well again - got into more details about my work history, experience and gained a further understanding of the position; took about an hour. Waited about a week when I was invited back for a 3rd interview, this time with the hiring manager, a member of another department whom the position worked very closely with and the incumbent. Went very well again, asked more difficult questions - much more detailed and initiated conversations about how I would handle specific situations. Felt very good about the process and had a lot of confidence leaving the 3rd interview. Was very turned off when, 1 week later, I received an auto-generated email from the HR department stating I did not get the position. After 3 interviews and nearly 4 hours of time, I would have thought a personal phone call from the hiring manager would have been a more professional way to turn me down. I reached out to him and he was willing to discuss the decision with me, so we set up a call and when it boiled down to making a decision, I didn't answer 2 questions they way they would have wanted me to, so I didn't get the position. Very frustrating end to a fairly pleasant interview experience because the way the questions were asked left the answers open to interpretation, they were not as specific as they could have been.