Don't know if a background check was done before the job offer. Applied on-line, and was called the next day to set up a preliminary interview with the HR person. That interview was fairly detailed, with many structured questions asked. The entire interview process was very structured and professional; the interviews themselves were quite detailed with the kinds of questions you'd expect in a presidential candidate debate. Questions were not spontaneous, interviewed by both a hiring manager and another manager, by 3 way conference call. Interview lasted over an hour, without any questions on my part. I could have been talking to note-taking robots. When the interview ended, I had no feeling at all as to whether they were interested in me, or not.

It was an hour long interview with the hiring manager as well as another manager from the main office being part of the interview from over the phone. Was given an overview of the team and general expectations, asked several behavioral interview questions, then given the opportunity to ask my own questions. There were several questions asked regarding computer skills and experience with certain software as well.