{
  "registry_version": "2026.08.2",
  "data": {
    "title": "Position closed after final interview without hire",
    "status": "active",
    "evidence_ids": [
      "EVD-004"
    ],
    "content": "# Position closed after final interview without hire\n\nCandidate completes all interview rounds, but is informed that the requisition has been cancelled, frozen, or closed.\n\n### Diagnostic Non-Inferences\n- Does not prove candidate failed technical or behavioral evaluations.\n- Does not prove the company lied about opening intention.",
    "id": "A-003",
    "type": "artifact",
    "summary": "Candidate completes all interview rounds, but is informed that the requisition has been cancelled, frozen, or closed.",
    "stages": [
      "team",
      "offer"
    ],
    "evidence_level": "supported",
    "probes": [
      {
        "id": "PROBE-A-003-1",
        "action": "Politely inquire with recruiter if the position was closed due to business budget restructuring or team reallocation.",
        "expected_signal": "Clarifies whether barrier was candidate-specific or macroeconomic/budgetary.",
        "cost": "low"
      }
    ],
    "non_inferences": [
      "Does not prove candidate failed technical or behavioral evaluations.",
      "Does not prove the company lied about opening intention."
    ]
  }
}