I spoke with a recruiter at a job fair; he was outgoing and enthusiastic. After quickly outlining the duties of the position, he provided me a written position description and promised to arrange a telephone interview. He followed up via email a few days later, and we set a time for the interview. The interview did exactly what interviews should do: it provided both parties with enough information to determine whether there was a good prima facie fit. It was clear there wasn't. The recruiter, who was polite, gave me a candid description of the position (it matched well with the descriptions provided on this site by employees). The position was call-intensive, requiring 35-50 calls a day (the written description had stated only 20+ calls/day), and performance appraisals were based largely on number of listings converted into database entries. He then asked me some standard interview questions ("Tell me a bit about yourself") as well as several more specifically geared toward the position ("Have you ever worked a job in which you had to deal with an uncooperative party on the telephone?") . I readily gathered that the position wasn't for me; my dread at the prospect of having such a job probably peeked through my cheery facade. The day after the conversation I was informed by email that I would not be asked in for an in-person interview. Although the position did not seem desirable, the interview process itself was professionally conducted, informative, and prompt.

Extremely lengthy. 4 stages over about 2 months. Panel interview that took 6 hours. One panelist did not show and added another interview stage. Due to length, I found a better offer and declined after finally getting to an offer.