Pregnant During Job Interviews

If you are planning to go in for a job interview than your pregnancy status can be a stressful event to the already stressed out job interview preparations.

Is telling your interviewer your pregnant status necessary?

Often you tend to get tensed up for some work which you may have planned to work out to perfection and a job interview is one such thing that you need to plan and work out to perfection but then if you are already in your second trimester than there is nothing to hide about your pregnancy as it is quite obvious but then if you are still in the first trimester then revealing the fact about your pregnancy is not advisable and if your prospective employer asks you about such things then it is not relevant as long as you are the best among all the other candidates this pregnancy status should not be a reason for your losing out of a good job.

Discussing your pregnancy status

Even if your pregnancy state is clearly visible try to discuss less about this so that the focus will remain on the job interview and not on your pregnancy status. Though you need to highlight this status your focus should be on your education and work qualification and you need to assure your prospective employer what your plans are of work during and after pregnancy. You need to portrait that you are dedicated to your work and assure him or her that you are committed to building a good work career.

Successful tips for a good interview

There are a few tips that you need to know especially if you are pregnant and are applying for a job:

An insight of the company’s working along with a list of queries which you need to know, dressing up properly for the job interview etc.

You are at the liberty of not answering questions regarding your family and background as this against the pregnancy discrimination act.

Presenting yourself with confidence and proving your point of being the best candidate for this job should take the top priority while going in for a job interview.

Know your pregnancy benefits

Knowing about the pregnancy benefit package offered to by your company can be beneficial at the time of interview and how soon these benefits can you make use of these benefits. You also need to know more about your company’s maternity leave law and if you are eligible for a paid leave or if you will be offered the same post ones you resume work after delivery. You also need to know about what the company has to offer you with regards to work flexibility etc.

If you have been offered the job then you need to disclose your pregnancy status as soon as possible as keeping this under wrap can lead to problems like your employer may not have adequate time to hire another person temporarily for the job.

What if your employer is not ready to understand?

Discriminating a person on the basis of pregnancy is illegal but you need to understand the situation from your employers viewpoint as most of the time women tend to change their priority post pregnancy and then it becomes difficult for the employer to find the right person to fill in your place, so letting him on your pregnancy status, your plans for the future etc may give you an upper hand in securing the job.