I'm so mad!

I haven't been through this exactly so I can't imagine how ya feel. But this is my experience vs a friend. When I applied to current job it went like this. Application then interview. I routinely checked job site and the position was still open and posted, I also checked in with HR and was told they were still interviewing and would call. I was called after a few weeks and notified I had been offered position. I had also been perusing the site in the meantime and job was still listed. It was taken down within a few hours of the offer. My friend on the other hand did about the same process but ended up seeing the job had been taken down. She wasn't called for about three weeks before she got an offer. I don't really know if this helps but it's may just depend on HR, the hiring process, etc.

I know it's hard not to take everything personally when you're searching for a job, but it will be much less stressful if you can. Try to reframe in a way that is actually more aligned with reality . . . rather than "I was rejected. They hate me" it's much more likely to be "Someone else was a better fit for that job" . After all, they don't even know you - all they're doing is matching applicant characteristics with the job to see who is the best fit.

Another important point. Online employment systems have a limited number of settings from which to choose - HR systems are not very sophisticated. In some systems, the only way that HR can stop the flow of applicants for a particular job is to change the setting to "filled" because there isn't a "not accepting any more applications for this job" setting. The employment process has a lot of steps in it - and involves a lot of different HR departments & people. It's not unusual for disconnects to happen. Don't hesitate to call and talk to an actual person if you want an update.

Wishing you the best of luck on your job search.

I understand your frustrations. Once I applied to a job, interview and a shadow, etc. Never heard ANYTHING back, not even a rejection. I took that as a rejection but I had to hound them to get an answer. I at least anticipated an email or something. Another time I scored a great interview only to be called a few days before and told they had already filled the position. So I didn't even get to interview. Try not to get discouraged. Sometimes in the big organizations you have to keep after them to find out how it went. Even a "No" is helpful because then you can move on.

I recently had an application status go to "Candidate not under further consideration for position" and then was offered the position 3 hours later... I wouldn't pay too much attention to the application statuses until you hear something from HR directly

Also, it is not common for HR to contact every applicant they interview if they didn't get the job.