Quick response from HR asking for a 30 minute phone call, which was easy and the recruiter was very personable. He even mentioned that my experience was so impressive that he went ahead and asked what times I had available later that week to speak directly with the hiring manager. I gave my times and then never heard back. Thinking it was a miscommunication or perhaps the recruiter went on vacation, I followed up 3 more times across a 3 week window, but still did not receive a reply. I was appalled by the lack of professionalism. Normally I understand if a recruiter doesn't reply because they get such a high volume of applicants, but if you're going to lead me on during a phone call to say that I had already moved onto the next round of interviews, the least you could do is provide an update to say something like the role has already been filled or management has decided to go with another candidate after review. If you promise a next round interview, follow through, or don't say it at all. Don't lead on candidates with lies.