He kept smiling during the interview, but it seemed he was just willing to hear the gossip, understand the market status and collect the job reference from my company. Not friendly at all. Kind of wasting time.

I travelled some distance for two interviews (an initial one, and a follow up interview the next day). I had a good portfolio review, good rapport with my interviewers and honest feedback. The interviews themselves were a positive experience, but I never heard back from them again. Despite follow up calls two and four weeks later, they failed to ever inform me that my application was unsuccessful. This was some years ago, hopefully things have improved now!