Im a specialist in a very niche field. My department was restructured with another department and the director job was open.
I was given an initial interview, more of a screening interview, and was told thanks but it was super competitive bla bla bla.
Now they’ve asked me to sit in on the interview committee for the three finalists.
In between this nothing else has been communicated to me by anyone. No one has said hey, your input would be nice here or any of that, just an email saying they’re scheduling the interviews and to clear my calendar. They’re next week.
Not sure what I’m going to do yet, but I am curious what you all have done/would do in this situation.