Verizon interview questions

I was contacted by a recruiter who conducted a short phone interview. After that, I contacted by the local store manager and called in for an interview. This interview was a 2:1 interview with 2 managers and myself. After what I knew was a great interview for me, I left and they said I would be contacted by the recruiter within one week whether or not I was offered a position. After a week and a half passed, I called the recruiter and left him a message. I then e-mailed him the next day. I called several days later and made multiple attempts to contact him to see what was going on. About a month later, I received an automated rejection e-mail. The most frustrating thing about the entire interview process is that my friend who works at the same location I interviewed at, said he talked to the managers immediately after my interview and asked them how it went. They said it went really well, but that they probably weren't going to hire anyone at all anyways. The entire thing was a waste of my time and they kept me in the dark about everything.