You Can't Assume You're IN or OUT

I applied for a job on-line and also networked into the company.

I waited and waited and never heard from anyone.

After a month or two, I assumed they had probably filled the position.

Three months after I applied, I received a phone call inviting me in for an interview.

I went in and interviewed with three people.

I sent my thank you note, restating the many skills and talents I'd bring to the job.

I waited and waited and never heard from anyone.

I assumed the job had been filled and that my application and personal interview had fallen into the black hole of job search.

Two months later I met one of the people I'd interviewed with at a conference and she told me they were still 'in process' and hadn't yet filled the job.

While I don't think I am truly in the running (yet another assumption), the assumption that I would never heard back from them was simply not well founded.

In this job market, things are happening both very quickly and very slowly.  Be prepared for the black hole of non-responsiveness.  Also be prepared to be surprised.