Well, pardon me for saying so, but that just sucks. But, I don't think you should give up hope... government entities are notoriously slow-moving, plus you have the holiday complication. They may be aiming to interview now with the goal of having someone in place after the first of the year. I am still keeping my fingers crossed!
Tell me about it! It's taken them a full month to get from resumes to the interviewing process! And I'm stressing because this is the ONLY interview I've been offered, so I'm really hoping for this job...and they haven't even given me an interview time!
They may be aiming to interview now with the goal of having someone in place after the first of the year.
In a way, that's kind of what I'm hoping...except that I'm hoping they would interview and decide right away, but not necessarily have someone start before January. In a way, that would be ideal, though it doesn't help much with Christmas funds. I guess I'll know soon enough...but I wish I had more than one possible job!