Bath & Body Works interview questions

I walked in one day to hand in a paper app that I filled out the weekend before, it was Sunday. I handed it to the associate behind the counter. She asked me my name and set me up for an interview on Tuesday. I was so excited and agreed. I arrived at the interview on Tuesday 10 minutes early and waited around the store for the manager. I was interviewed, it was pretty easy I thought everything was going great. She told me I would get a call back within the weeek. I didn't. So I continued to call back every friday for the next month. Eveytime I called I got the same answer "we are still trying to get in contact with your references".

I work at Bath and Body Works and I wanted a Sales Lead position and I have been there for 4 years and thought I should think about moving up the ladder at work, but the store manager would hand pick people she liked to work with.