After roughly 6 weeks of applying, I found out that I failed to make the initial shortlist. I then received a call asking me in for an interview as they had moved to the second shortlist. Interview went well with positive feedback. However, they said they needed time to carry out an internal review to determine if they actually required the position going forwards. I requested an update 2 weeks later, at which point was told they were interviewing other candidates. The whole thing was a waste of time really and not very professional.