The first interview was with an HR person. The interview started with him listening to my job history. Halfway through the interview, he asked about salary. When I said what I was making, he said that they couldn't match that and asked if there was flexibility. He quoted a number that was 20% less than than what I currently make and said that was the upper end of the range. At the end of the interview, he asked if I wouldn't mind doing a homework assignment. He said that the short homework assignment takes most people "about 4 hours to do" and could be done "in multiple evenings". I probably spent 6-7 hours writing it up and thought the end result was pretty good. The next day I was emailed a boiler plate rejection letter without explanation. I'm curious if other people had similar results to what I experienced.