Poor recruitment experience. In my initial phone screening interview I was asked about my salary expectations. However, after realizing that my expected salary was higher than their budget, they promised to get back to me after confirming with the hiring team. The confirmation process took no more than 10 minutes, but during the *final* interview, I was asked the same question *again* only to be informed that my salary expectation was too high and some mumbles about the market situation, which was confusing and unprofessional. The interview process and steps were not properly structured, contrary to what they had initially communicated. Despite completing the final interview and providing my references' contact information, I was asked for an additional interview with another function ("in parallel to the references step"), who seemed unaware of the purpose of the interview. Also, they did not contact my references as they had promised, texting me about delays and internal discussions every 4-5 days. Eventually, I decided to withdraw my application as I was not interested in working with a company that specializes in the field of human resources and engages in this type of conduct. It was definitely a frustrating experience.