I'm glad it wasn't worse. It seems like employers ghosting candidates has become a norm to the extent that I know if I apply for 5 or 10 jobs, I'll be ghosted at least a couple of times. It's stupidly unprofessional -- IMO, if a human looks at your application, you should get a personalized email saying whether or not they intend to move forward; and, if no human looks at the application, the candidate should get at least an automated email explaining why, or a timeframe in which a human should be able to get around to looking at it.

This ain't rocket science. Sure, individual humans who are part of the process can make mistakes sometimes, but when it's coming from a group that says "we can't hire enough people! skills shortage!", I have very little sympathy.