Nearly three months after applying for a different position, I got an in person interview for a more entry level job. I was flown down and put up in a hotel for a two day interview process. I checked in later that month and heard nothing. Months later, I was told the job was frozen. When I checked in still a few months later, I got no reply. I don’t feel there’s any excuse for not responding to a job candidate in this scenario, when that person was flown down and spent hours in the newsroom. I just heard that the paper is once again hiring a reporter. For all I know, my name is still in a pile.