Originally Posted by Unregistered

I experienced few times before such that i lost hope working in govt sector completely. I now working in large mnc instead. I suspect when HR told u that the outcome is not finalized, there are 3 possibilities. 1st, it means that they are offering the best candidate offer and only when he accept the offer, the outcome is finalized. 2nd, the position been posted and up for grab all year round, for e.g., constituency manager in PA or other positions in mof/ moh etc. So the HR may even tell the candidate from last year that the outcome is not finalized if he dare to call.

of course, the best possibility is that the interviewers has not finished conducting all interviews yet. But it shd be happening in the 1st month after closing date.