I was contacted for a preliminary phone interview about a month after I submitted my application. This interview was with the HR rep, who was nice enough, but couldn't tell me what the responsibilities/tasks were of the position I was applying to. In fact, when I pressed her about what the job entails, she read the job listing back to me verbatim. My in-person interview a week following the phone interview was alright--the two interviewers were nice--but they could also not tell me what the position would entail. In fact, they couldn't give me any concrete explanation of what I would be doing in this position, and the vague information they could give me seemed to barely involve any research at all. Everyone was nice enough, but it was an extremely opaque process--consulting is certainly a general/vague profession, but if your interviewers can't give you an idea of the work you'd be doing, or what they're looking for, it's a red flag. I got an email about a week after my final interview letting me know they were pursuing another candidate, and I can't say I wasn't a little relieved.

I submitted my resume and was asked for an initial interview. That was followed by the hiring manager sending me their benefits and salary information. After my second interview, I was asked when I would like to start. All of this was followed with an email stating "we do not currently have a position for you". I feel that should have been noticed after reading my resume when I submitted it, or at the very least after the first interview. I do not know of a company that sends potential employees their benefits and salary information, asks when they would like to start, only to inform them they have not been hired. To me, it seems unprofessional.