I found the recruiter through LinkedIn and messaged her directly about my interest. She asked me to submit my online app so we could do a phone interview. The phone interview happened a few days later, with an in person panel type interview to follow a week later. I came in person and met with a branch manager, the regional manager and the (same) recruiter. They asked a series of standard questions and asked for a lot of real life "STAR" type behavioral questions. They told me a lot about the company culture and explained the need for someone to bring in a great deal of new business/new money as they are a growing bank. Immediately following the interview, the recruiter sent and email with the benefits information and dress code policies, so I took that as a good sign. Why send over HR paperwork if there wasn't an offer to be made, right? Wrong. I sent a follow up email to check on the status after a week and a half of no word, which lead to a call 2.5 weeks after my interview to say they went with someone else. I respect getting a phone call, I just wish I wouldn't have had the wrong idea based on the follow up directly after the interview.