Regarding getting contacted after one year, it may not be that the job
wasn't important to the museum. This is what happened to us:

At our museum, there are several part-time people with the job
classification of "Museum Aide".

Two years ago, a job opened up. There were applications, interviews, and
a candidate got the job.

Five months later, one of the other Museum Aides quit. This job was left
temporarily open.

Six months later (eleven months after the last hiring), another Museum
Aide quit. Now two positions were open. Because less than a year had
passed since the previous job opening for that position, my manager was
obligated to go back to the pool of previous applications. "Number two"
and "Number three" were called--practically a year after their original
application--were still interested, and both took the job.

Six weeks later, one of the new Aides quit. A job posting was released,
and a new set of applicants interviewed. One was hired, and thankfully
she's still with us!

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