He called today and they said it was in somebody else's hands. Hubby accepted that as an excuse to say "you don't have the job" and I told him to call the other person -- it doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't have the job, it just means he has to convince the person that they need to make an exception for him!

We filled out a few more things online today. One is actually pretty good. The other? He'd be so far in over his head.