July 2012 Moms
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job interview tomorrow
sisterjanet
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In just over an hour, I have my anatomy scan! And then I get to come home and try to finish prepping for a job interview tomorrow.
I'm 19 weeks exactly tomorrow, and the people at my current job that I've told have said they noticed my belly getting bigger and kind of thought I might be pregnant, but I don't know if I should directly mention the pregnancy at my interview or not. I definitely will if they offer me the job... And then at at the same time, it's a late afternoon interview, so my belly may tell them whether I say anything or not. (I get bumpier as the day progresses.) I looked it up and am not legally obliged to say anything, but I'm worried not mentioning it when I've got a bump will give them a bad impression.
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Re: job interview tomorrow
I personally would wait until a job offer comes through... I would make sure and tell them before I accepted the position so we could come to an agreement on terms.
Good Luck at the A/S and the interview
My best friend interviewed at 20 weeks. She didn't mention it until she was offered the job and they didn't have a problem with it.
ETA: Good luck!
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Good luck at the interview!
Don't say anything until you are offered a job. It isn't dishonest to "ignore it" during the interview, and any HR interviewer worth their salt will actually prefer it if you don't talk about it. Employers are legally prohibited from asking about it and using it to make hiring decisions, so if you bring it up, it might make them really uncomfortable. Don't go there.
I interviewed for a new position at 20 weeks and was well past the point of hiding anything. I'm all belly. I mentioned it then because it fit with the flow of conversation, talking about training and how long I would stay at my current job, etc. The interviewer said he appreciated me letting him know and I was offered the job yesterday.
I'm in a special situation though. I'll stay at my current job while I'm training for my new one. I'll be done with the training just about the time the baby's born and then I'll be able to take my last paycheck and severance pay from my current job to live off of for a couple months before I start my next job full-time. So it just worked out for me and won't be an issue that I'm pregnant and plan to take time off.
My point is, I mentioned it during the actual interview and was still offered a job. However, if it hadn't come up naturally in the conversation, I probably wouldn't have said anything. It depends on you, your bump and your interviewer. Play it by ear.