Interview process is slow, hiring timelines are long and can get cut without notice. Sometimes managers lose headcount by not hiring fast enough! I interviewed unofficially in March and then officially August and was hired at the end of in September. Process was apply on SAP site-->interview-->wait-->background check-->negotiate letter-->orientation 2 weeks after signing letter and submitting final paperwork. Recruiters will try to low ball the salary, which is to be expected, and (while this didn't happen to me) one of my coworkers was told "to try to negotiate is rude"