The interview process went as follows: Applied on-line for the position. Phone interview with HR representative a few days later. Phone interview with hiring manager the following week. Phone interview with colleague of hiring manager the next week. In-person interview with hiring manager and an additional manager the week following. Notified by phone the next week they were going with a different candidate.

Just to clarify - I had scheduled a phone interview with this HR person. In the morning of day we were supposed to have the phone interview, she sent me an email asking me when I was available for a phone interview. I was already confused at this point. Then one hour before the interview, she sent me another email, saying that the position was canceled. I immediately called her but no one picked up. Left her a voice mail and sent her an email trying to follow up. For the next couple of hours, I called her several more times, but still no one answered. Just don't understand how such a large company's HR department could operate this way. I believe it's a courtesy to simply call back the candidate and explain the situation politely.