I agree with the recommendation to keep looking for a job (since this is a promising low-likelihood opportunity); there are other likely scenarios:
- They hope to find someone better and/or cheaper, and they can afford to wait. Presumably benign.
- The advertised position isn't certain; factions within the company might not want to spend money for a new employee (or for someone else's employee in particular).
- They hope to find someone better and/or cheaper, and they can afford to wait. Presumably benign.
- The advertised position isn't certain; factions within the company might not want to spend money for a new employee (or for someone else's employee in particular).