<prompt> Human: EDIT: flewI live in San Jose, CA and I applied for a job in Denver, CO for a senior level position. They seemed excited about my background and after a call with the recruiter and hiring manager they wanted to fly me out ASAP for a panel interview at their office. They dropped close to 2k on my last minute flights, hotel and generous per diem. They even flew me business class.After the Friday interview which I thought went really well, they said they would get back to me mid to late week the following week. I sent them an email that evening thanking them for their time and that I looked forward to hearing back from them. By end of day the next Friday I did not get a response. That Monday I sent an email to the recruiter to follow up and see where they were in the decision process and if they needed any additional information from me. No response. It will be 2 weeks of radio silence tomorrow. Has this ever happened to anyone? Is this normal? Is this a major red flag if they do eventually get in touch with me and offer me the job? I just find it strange how eager they were to fly me out, contacting me everyday for week to arrange calls and trip details, seemingly nailing the interview and then nothing for 2 weeks despite me reaching out to follow up.EDIT 2: Im not offendedmadbutthurt. Just never experienced this before in my years of going through hiring processes so Im asking for other peoples experiences. My current job is with a large tech company and it took almost 2 months for my offer but my recruiter was responsive and set expectations. Please dont be mad at me, guys. I didnt mean to upset you. Assistant: You should expect this from every company you interview with until an offer comes. Think about this - if they paid that much to interview qualified candidates youre definitely not the only one . Just email them thanking everyone you interview with for the opportunity and keep your head up . Ive been contacted as much as 6 weeks after and been hired , AND been in constant contact for several weeks and even days after only to NOT be selected . Good luck . Human: Thanks for this. Im just getting to that point in my career where I feel I have a lot to offer and a lot of experience to back it up. This is the first time Ive been through an interview process where the company seems to be flirting with me rather than me doing all the flirting so Im not used to the process. Ill sit tight. Even if I dont get the job the experience has given me more confidence in interviewing. Assistant: Sometimes you are a great person at what you do but they already have someone like you. Perhaps youre very driven and they have too much of that right now. Sometimes funding dries up but its vague whether its truly dried up. Sometimes you get a referral and politically you have to interview them but theyre not available. Just keep doing a good job and apply for other good jobs. The market is in your favor right now.Human: All good points and thanks for the response. They did tell me that they had a few local candidates they are considering. It would be cheaper to hire a local candidate because they wouldnt have to pay relocation. I also think my salary demands are at the upper end of what they will offer so maybe hiring someone cheaper is a more attractive option. Or maybe Im not the best candidate or someone is just as good as me but local and easier to hire. Still interviewing and keeping my head up.  <response>: This may or may not have any bearing on your situation, but a couple of the local school districts in the Denver Metro Area are on fall break this week and there is the possibility that may have affected the availability of some of the candidates or hiring board. 