I was first vetted on phone by hr. then, met and was interviewed the director of the institute looking for pm. HR called me following week to say i was top candidate. Asked me to provide references and reached out to them. After not hearing for a week, i calked hr for news. I was told that although i was top choice, the union had not permitted the hire. Budget constraint. I was pretty furious. The process wasted my time and energy, and that of my references. I never expected a Univ HR department to go so far in a recruitment process without a green light. I checked on institute site months later to see if role filled. It never was.

There were Three people. They were all very nice. 10 questions that ask basic things about skills organization and a few situations like how to deal with a difficult customer.