I received a call from an outsourced recruiter from Manpower who asked me questions and determined which of 2 available jobs was a better fit. She set up a phone screen with the hiring manager. The call got delayed because the mgr was traveling; when I finally spoke to her, it was about 15 minutes between flights. They set up a panel interview with 3 people, followed by 30 mins with the hiring manager and 1 other manager in the same dept. The panel interview went very well, but the hiring manager couldn't remember who I was. It was a 4:30 Fri interview, and she had her coat and bag and was itching to get out of there. On paper I was an excellent fit for the role: I have IT consulting experience, and 5 years of experience working for an employee benefits outsourcer doing open enrollments, carrier interfaces, and other things directly relevant to the job. The following Tues I received a call from the recruiter saying that she got "glowing" feedback from everyone I met, but there was another candidate they will be interviewing. After that I heard NOTHING! I called the recruiter twice and left messages, and I sent her an email. I also sent the hiring manager an email. It's very lame when an employer doesn't get back to you one way or the other.