Wanderlust Travel Magazine interview questions

I was asked to prepare a task and attend a 40 minute interview with the editor and publisher. The interview itself was fine, but I was disappointed by two elements: firstly upon enquiring about the salary at the end of the interview, I was told it was dependant on experience (at interview stage I expect at least a bracket to be given, considering you have my CV and can gauge my level of experience). Secondly, I was told that I'd hear back on the status of my application within a couple of weeks - this did not happen and I had to chase the company by email after a month. I was informed that the job had been filled internally - personally I feel it's unprofessional and shows little respect to not take the time to update someone on their application, especially when they have taken time out of work to attend and been asked to prepare a lengthy task.