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.