The meandering path of navigating this job market continues. Two weeks ago, I receive a phone call from a recruiter saying a job which matches my qualifications and experience has come up. They describe the job to me and say there is a determined $$ per hour rate. I say I am ok with the compensation being offered and to go ahead and submit my resume. Jump to three days or so later, I get called by the recruiter and am told I have an interview with the company... YIPPEE!! I went in, did the interview. It was very conversational, pleasant, the manager I would be working for was very personable, we shared information on various forms of communication etc., I answered the 20 questions, asked her some questions etc. I left there with a good feeling about the job, and upon my return home, wrote a thank-you note and sent to the recruiter to forward to the interviewing manager. Two weeks pass and I hear nothing. I reach out to the recruiter only to be told the company went with a candidate with a lower rate! How the h*** is that possible? Salary never came up as a part of the interview, other than the interviewer asking me if I was ok with what they were offering. Was I supposed to say, "oh no that is way too much and I would be quite happy to do it for half that amount!"? UGH. Needless to say, the frustration continues. Sorry for the long rant.