I just went through the job searching process. I had at least 5 phone screens - hard to keep track. I know I had two for the same company by two different people.
It sounds like this HR was a gatekeeper. But it’s bizarre how companies do candidate searches these days. You could have done super well or ok, and the results may not match how it went.
If they don’t call back, don’t take it personal. I had a phone screen that I thought went really well - and they ghosted me. I could not get them to even give me a “no”. Had another phone screen where the questions were different than I expected and I get it was “ok”. I still got an in-person interview and ended up with an offer.
Keep your head up either way and keep moving forward. Remember to do your research on the salary for the certain job and then I usually deflect the compensation question back at them (they know more). If they are pushy, use your research, talk about the “total compensation plan”, and then give a big range (ie- 80-110k).
