I'm sharing this in the hopes that companies can begin to reflect on how unprofessional it is to "ghost" candidates. Post the submission of my application and pre-interviewing I was asked a series of follow up questions via email (which I thought was great and very thorough) in order to determine if I could move forward as a candidate. That landed me a 30-minute interview. At around 5 minutes or less to my interview start time, it was canceled and postponed due to one of the parties' being "stuck" at an external appointment and not being able to join. Things happen, and I chose to overlook that and reschedule. A group interview finally happens, and I got invited to a next step which was to respond to some prompts that reflected work scenarios that I may have to execute in the role. I replied with thorough and carefully thought-out responses and hoped for the best knowing I had given that task my best. The biggest take away here is that whether you are interested in moving someone forward as a candidate or not, you should let them know. People are expending valuable time and effort into these processes to just end up being ignored. I heard nothing back after the submission of my responses to the prompts, nor did I receive a response to the follow up email that I sent afterward. Respect goes a long way, as does basic/common decency and courtesy.