What's Normal In A Job App, And When?

Interesting discussion on the mediabistro.com forums: what’s normal at what stage of your job application?

For example, is it normal to be asked for a writing sample before the first interview? (These days, yes, though it used to be something you’d get asked for after the interview.) Salary requirements? (Same.) The original poster in this case was also asked some pre-interview questions via e-mail, like “Why do you want this job?” We certainly find that a bit strange, and not usual, as did the rest of the commenters.