Questioning the overarching acceptance of "Employment at Will"

[drm604]

9. I hear from recruiters every day.

They send me on interviews where the interview goes great and we really seem to hit it off. Next thing I hear is that they decided not to fill the position, or maybe they'll decide in a couple of months (they never do). Honestly, I'm starting to feel like I'm being jerked around and having my time wasted by people who have no intention of hiring anyone.

A lot of employers are now looking for contracts or "contract to hire", but even they don't seem to be able to make up their minds.

I have one recruiter who keeps telling me that I'm still "in the running" for a particular company but that that company is doing construction right now and has to put off hiring. First it was for a month, then they had to push it off for another month. No doubt I'll eventually be told that they decided not to hire anyone.

I'm a software developer and I'm wondering if they're just hiring H-1Bs but first going through the motions of interviewing US citizens. They always have a long list of requirements, many of which are simple tools I could learn in a day or two.