I reached the last stage of the hiring process and was offered a package BELOW my expected salary. During all interviews, I had informed the recruiter, hiring manager and also HR rep my expected salary, and no one said it would be a problem. In fact, it apparently met their budget. Renegotiated offer, had more calls to explain and guess what- answer comes after more than two long weeks that the position has since been put on hold. Horrible. The only good thing I can say here is that the Recruiter and Hiring Manager were swift in their replies and were professional throughout the interview process.