I was called the same day I applied to set up an interview for the following week. I went in to meet with the owner, only to discover it was really just a "see if you're a serial killer" interview, which lasted 10 minutes. She set me up for a longer more in depth interview the beginning of the following week. This interview lasted an hour. She was asking questions directly from a sheet, same exact questions for each individual employer. Very tedious and repetitive. She told me she would like to move forward and complete my background check and that I'd be set up with an "affirmation interview," which would involve meeting the office staff "to be sure I'm the right person for the team." I took that to mean "as long as you're background check comes out ok and my staff approves, you're good to go." I had the "affirmation interview" 2 days later (a Thursday) when they called to set it up (Wednesday), they informed me that my background check was already back and was good to go. The staff was uncomfortable interviewing (I could tell they had not done it much), but we all seemed to get along quite well. This process lasted maybe 30 minutes. I left expecting a phone call, given that the owner hadn't even met with any other candidates for their long interview yet (I assumed, they're background checking me and setting me up to meet the team for an "affirmation interview," I must have a job -- I have not a single thing on my record). That was over a week ago. I don't understand how an employer could go through that lengthy (and costly) process of interviewing, only to mislead the applicant? Why call it an "affirmation interview" if you're not affirming anything? I am more than qualified, have some of the best references you can get, and a spotless record of management and recruitment. Very strange.