The WWT HR contacted me, explained benefits and asked for my Salary expectations. I asked them what the salary range for the position was. She declined to share and mentioned they don't have a range but only a salary guideline. At this point I had literally no choice but to share my desired salary range. She mentioned it was within their guidelines. This was a pure trap question and I fell for it. Definitely the salary I asked was more than the range for the position as when I followed up after a few days, the HR mentioned that I did not move to the next round (she did not even care to let me know till I asked). She had told me the interview process and all other details during the HR round, basically, I was almost set for the next round till the salary issue came up. Now, obviously HR will not agree I was eliminated due to higher salary expectations but just wanted to put it out here for the benefit of other eligible candidates. Beware: the salary expectation question is a trap question!! I wished this company was more open about this and published a clear salary range so as not to waste anyone's time.

I just had one phone interview with a recruiter. It was about 30-40 minutes long and a pleasant, informative call. I hadn't heard of the firm so it was interesting.