"That’s almost two months start to finish! And today that job remains on the company’s web site – they still haven’t hired anyone." That probably shows HR is j

"That’s almost two months start to finish! And today that job remains on the company’s web site – they still haven’t hired anyone." That probably shows HR is just "working" and doing interviews. Not necessarily to hire anyone.. they might just be gathering data. Maybe harvesting the people available on the market. Checking if you are up to doing homework and not getting paid. Checking what your salary is. Telling you make some ranking challenges. Building a profile about you. Your profile might get a price-tag and shared on the HR black market. I suspect there are even black lists by segment shared on some HR black markets. Then, there is also a big mafia/network that makes people only hire friends, recommended or known persons.