He was referring to interviewees; ostensibly the interviewee has "heard back" from the potential employer, thereby landing an interview. It is at this point, I

He was referring to interviewees; ostensibly the interviewee has "heard back" from the potential employer, thereby landing an interview. It is at this point, IMHO, the interviewee should at least pretend to give a shit about the place that has risen above the silence that candidate had heard to date, and opted to spend the time to interview them.