The candidate responded to an ad that stated the salary structure almost to the dollar. I am sorry that you they were expecting a higher offer but it is not unusual in today's market that candidates will state their past salaries but in the end are willing and accepting of an offer of less. In this case it did not work out but the company did not renege on anything.

I am sorry that you did not enjoy the interview process but I would not use the word bullying. We present the interview process as a bit stressful as we do our due diligence. The 3 tests are standardized testing, one being a personality profile, the second being a sales test and the third a managerial test. The tests are designed to help us understand who the candidate is so that we increase our chances of choosing the correct person. The interview is designed to test not only the content of the answers but it is also designed to examine ones behavior under a bit of pressure.