They don't care about keeping candidates in the loop, which is a sign of disrespect. I recently went through a hiring process for a Data Scientist role that involved four rounds of interviews. After three technical rounds, I was left in a communication blackout by HR for weeks with no replies to my emails. When they finally got back to me, it was with a generic response stating the position had been filled. I asked for feedback and only received positive comments from my last round. The recruiter mentioned the process was on hold because there were no open positions in the UK, where I'm based—something they knew right from the start. They offered to set up a chat with a different team, and I accepted. That was more than five weeks ago, and I've heard nothing since then.