I was referred by a friend and the recruiter got in touch with me around 2 weeks later. This was sometime in the middle of March 2012. He scheduled a phone interview for me a week later after which he informed me he would be scheduling 2 more phone screens and asked me for convenient times. I didn't hear from him for around 6 weeks after that. I had mailed him in the interim asking for updates, but received no response and I assumed for some reason the first phone screen didn't go well (which was surprising as it was a pretty straightforward interview which I thought I did pretty well) One fine day around the end of April, I receive a mail from the recruiter apologizing for the delay but not offering a reason. We agreed on dates for the 2 remaining phone screens which again went pretty well. He then asks me if I can fly down to San Francisco (I am based out of Bangalore) which I said I would be glad to but ask if I can take a few rounds over skype to speed up the process. He ended up scheduling 4 rounds over skype. After the interviews, he informs me that the feedback was positive and he would set up another round with an Engineering manager. My internet connection had some issues during the call with the Manager but I am confident I was able to answer the single design question he ask me. After the interview, I had a couple of questions to ask but he complained that my voice was breaking up and he thanked me for my time and ended the interview. I was really shocked when the recruiter calls me up the next day and informs me that the Manager "did not find me a good fit". I was pretty upset as he had mentioned to me earlier that all the other round were really positive. In retrospect, It did feel as if the manager has decided to decline the offer before the interview was complete.