The IT department needs serious improvement in its management practices. They waste candidates' time and energy with interviews that lead to no meaningful results. There's little to no real exchange of information, and candidates are not selected based on the qualifications in the job description. Instead, management often hires friends, choosing candidates based on personal connections rather than merit. You'll be left waiting forever to hear back from them, which seems to be a tactic to get all candidates to withdraw from the application process so they can hire their friends.