Job Hunt to Nowhere-ville

I've said it for years now. Different versions of the same statement. "It's a seasonal delay", "Department Managers are just waiting on approval", "The Hospital just hired a ton of new people". All roads lead to nowhere and time spent trying to make something work that's just not connecting is time wasted for both the recruiter and the job hunter. The last thing a nurse or therapist wants is to be told that there's a chance, when in reality, the pickens are just too slim.