A third party recruiter reached out, did an informational interview, asked for my availability for the next round of interviews with the department head, NEVER RECEIVED AN INVITE after that. They kept making excuses every time I’d follow up and that I should hear soon. Eventually wrote to them saying that I wasn’t interested anymore because the management seems to not have clarity. They responded with “at this time, the team has let me know they are hiring an internal candidate for the role”. Btw, I’m an international candidate and I’m not sure what they mean by that.