Had an initial call with recruiter, then an interview with a senior researcher. Both went well. After that, I was asked to produce a PowerPoint presentation, which was not out of the ordinary. However, then the COO called and asked what my salary range is before deciding “whether to proceed” with me, and was not willing to disclose what their actual range was. I appreciate wanting to know whether those two ranges aligned, but doing so mid-process and not in the initial call was strange and felt like a waste of everyone times and energy.