Southeastern Container interview questions

You have to be interviewed by 4 different people and go through intense questions about your work history. They get every detail. I think it's unnecessary, but they do it.

They initially do a brief phone interview. I then completed an on-line behavioral assessment which comprised of selecting various nouns/verbs that I feel fit who I am as well as the ones I perceive are expected by others in the workplace. I was moved forward to an in-person interview, and it was going very well until the very end (almost 1-1/2 hours in), when I was asked about my salary expectations. I stated that I was open to considering any reasonable offer based on the responsibilities of the position and then asked if they could share the salary range with me. I was told no, so I came up with a range based on what I had seen on-line was a median salary for this role, and the whole mood shifted in the room. Not surprisingly, I did not get offered the position, even though I also stated I was open to negotiating. Since they were not open to negotiating, I think they would have saved everyone's time had they asked or revealed the salary range from the beginning. I also feel that they might have chosen to tell me what the range is and see if I was open to it. I don't understand the secrecy some companies have around the salary question. What started out as an exciting opportunity turned into a frustrating experience.