Nexcelom Bioscience interview questions

I was phone screened and then asked to come in for a face to face interview. Some of the engineers were local to San Diego and several others Skyped in. The engineers that I met with asked great questions, some planned and some ad-hoc. HR was great as well. I took an interest in their product and one of the engineers was kind enough to show me their product in detail. I left feeling good about the interview and was anxious to hear from the recruiter. The next day I get a call from the recruiter with an offer and I ask him to convey my acceptance. He did so, but called back and ask if I could start a week later. What was I going to say? I agreed to delay my start by a week. The Thursday before my start date the recruiter called me and said they decided to go with a candidate from the east coast office they interviewed a few days AFTER me. This means that they asked me to wait a week after making me an offer that was accepted so they could interview someone else on the east coast. Now I feel sorry for the poor engineers that have to work under that manager.

First a telephone screen with the CEO, then onsite with him. Then 2, 45-minute interviews with 2-3 people each. Everyone was courteous, friendly and down-to-earth. Very positive experience.