I heard about the position available in my area (Virginia) from a newsletter of a business fraternity I participated in during college. I sent in my resume and was contacted by a representative from HR. After a pretty standard phone interview she said I looked like a good fit for the company, but the Virginia position was closed and she gave me a list of cities with open positions. The cities were uninspiring to say the least but I told her my top choices. Later, she called with good news, the Virginia position had opened back up. She had the District Manager call me. I drove about 2 hours to meet the manager. The interview went well, standard behavioral questions, and he said he "saw potential in me" and discussed if i would be willing to move to Maryland and how he could see me moving up in the company, how he would arrange for a 3rd interview with the regional manager next week etc. He seemed very honest and genuine and talked about how Hershey is a family and cares about people etc. He asked me if I would be available for a field day the next day. I agreed to meet a sales rep the next morning. I spent the entire day with her, and at the end of the day, sent a thank you letter to her and the DM. I told him i enjoyed the field day and was still very interested in the position. Despite the DM's talk about a third interview and details of the position, he never e-mailed me back, or returned any of my phone calls. A few weeks later, I e-mailed the HR rep, and got a form letter saying the position was filled. I e-mailed her again regarding the positions out of state, and received another form letter that the position was filled. I understand that companies don't have time to reply to every candidate, but after driving 5 hours, spending 2 days of my time, and being told I would be a great addition to the "family", I was completely ignored. They bought me lunch, but other than that I was not reimbursed for any expenses.