I applied for a job with the state and first received an email that I met the qualifications and my info was being forwarded to the hiring manager. Then the job posting date got extended by two weeks. Then today I received an email from the man who would be my boss that asks if I’m still interested in the position and “if so, is there a time next week when I could call you to discuss?”

I already responded and said I am still interested, would love to discuss the opportunity further and the best times for me. But what is he really doing? Is that setting up a phone interview to decide if he wants to give me an in person interview? That’s my best guess but “discuss” doesn’t really sound like an interview.

Thank you for any input!