I had sent out a flurry of resumes when my company was bidding for a contract. When the smoke cleared, we won it, and afterwards, I started getting responses to my applications. Exelis contacted me about a job in Afghanistan. Actually, all was done through a recruiter that I don't think was tied to Exelis. They asked me a few questions, and within a week or so, I got a job offer. The offer was horrible - not really horrible - but not great for Afghanistan. They offered very little leave - so - you were going to be working close to 11.5 months a year (7 days a week) and making a pretty crappy salary. What kills me is that I've noticed a new trend of companies asking you for your current salary, and past salaries. Honestly, I think it's none of their business. Obviously, I want to make more money than I'm making now. Even though I gave them my salary requirements, the offer was way below. I responded by asking "Why did you ask for my current salary if you weren't even going to match it?". When I questioned them about their rotation schedule, the recruiter said that it was 'non-negotiable'. So, that's the state of these low-bidder companies. Want to know all of YOUR information, but have no interest in getting good, experienced people. Later on in the week, I had to visit the help desk here in Bagram, and noticed that the staff were just a notch above unskilled labor. ALL were Exelis employees that would never get employment in the States. So, gladly, I dodged that bullet. After I said I wasn't interested in their poor rotation schedule, they rescinded the offer.

it was a standard interview that they can know what to expect from the hiring process and the questions were not very technical. The interview was at lunch and informal.

Very relaxed phone interview. The interviewer was very knowledgeable about the company and the position that I was interview for.