To think that after a job interview...

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Even if you don't get the job a courtesy email/call would be nice?

Anyone who is in a position to hire people what would you do?
What is standard practice?

From my experience, being kept waiting like this is far from unusual. I'd give it another week.

If you are the second choice candidate it's not unusual to not hear until the first choice candidate has been offered the post and accepted it. If there were contract negotiations, this can take a couple of days to finalise

However, the interviewer did make a point of asking how old my child was and what childcare arrangements I have

If they send you an email saying you have not been successful, I would reply by thanking them for getting back to you and saying you are disappointed they chose to flout employment law by openly asking you questions about childcare arrangements, the response of which could be deemed prejudicial to your chances of gaining employment with them.

By stating the above, you aren't directly accusing them of discriminating against you, but you are pointing out facts, and that you have no way of knowing if their decision not to employ you was due to the question about childcare.

The HR person was shabby to say the least, allowing the interview to be conducted so badly. And if they were a man, then thank your lucky stars if you don't get the job, because you would have a bad time under their watch!

Questions about childcare well out of order! In future don't give more info than asked for if its going to give them an opening into certain areas. Not at all surprised those questions asked by the woman - that's a ploy so you don't THINK its discrimination but it is.

All you need to say is 4 weeks.

Re getting back to you, they may still have been interviewing until today and if the jobs just been taken down they may have only just decided who to hire and also be waiting to confirm they want the job before dealing with rejections.

Can you imagine how awkward - "you didn't get the job" "oh hang on...first choice didn't want it so now we're offering it to you"

Frankly sounds like you had a lucky escape if you didn't get it

Sorry I missed your latest update.

At no point did I think anything untoward about the interview I was just wondering If I would hear back and maybe having a child could go against me

Fair enough, you weren't uncomfortable about their line of enquiry. Sorry to derail your original question, I still don't think they should have used their recruitment position to lead you into discussing childcare. It was a topic they ought to have made efforts to steer clear of, so that it didn't lead to any unconscious biaise they might create by knowing about how you needed to make those arrangements.

It's reasonable to have at least 10 working days gap before finding out any news, in case there were other people being interviewed.