Intuit interview questions

Interview process will be conducted in the form of 6 rounds. 1. Phone/Skype screening for SSE 2. DS & Algo question on various topics. 3. Technical round Face 2 face 1:1 4. Technical round Face 2 face 1:3 including project discussion. 5. Manager round 6. Hr Interview

I was given an initial phone screening where they asked questions based on the "values" of the company, and was then told I would be given an update by the end of the week - the end of the week came and went, as did the next week and the week after that and the month after that - I asked the recruiter every step of the way for any kind of update - he kept saying he would get back to me and the end of that week, but never did. Eventually he just stopped replying. How hard is it to say "sorry we are going forward with someone else" instead of saying "I'll let you know by the end of the week"? I understand that the job hunting game has situations like this happen all the time, but whenever he companies like this seek and expect a high amount of professionalism and performance from University students, the least they can do is lead by example.