The waiting game

One of the hardest things to do after an interview is wait.  The bigger the company and the more important the position, the longer it seems to take.  If you are interviewing at McDonald's or for a low end entry level position you may have an offer after the interview.  If you are interviewing for a senior level position, it could take weeks and sometimes months before you know if you have the position.  For the most part, firms nowadays will let you know within the first week whether you are still being considered for the position.

Is it a good or bad sign that they have not made a selection yet?  There is no right answer to that.  You could speculate and come up with all sorts of scenarios.  "They did not like me enough and want to look at some other candidates."  "They are waiting on upper management approval."  "A decision maker went on vacation."  You never know what could be causing the delay.  The main thing to realize is that you are still in the running for the position.  Outside of that, the rest is just worry.  Get back to job hunting.  Whether they offer you the position or not, you never know what else is out there unless you look.  Who knows, there might be a better position that you will interview for this week.