When I submitted the most recent postdoc application, I thought to myself, if I don't make the shortlist, then I definitely want to see who does. And I've got a phone interview! Very, very exciting.
I have been agonizing about when and how to tell them I'm pregnant. After several conversations with different people, I decided that I am going to mention it during the interview when it seems appropriate and explain my plan for childcare. Then if they offer me the job, I have many more logistical questions that I will ask to decide whether or not to take the job. You can bet I'll be blogging more about this later. For now, I have to prep for this interview so I can knock their socks off.
7 comments:
Why do you need to tell them you're pregnant at all?
Good question. I don't need to, but I feel like I would be hiding something if I didn't, and I think that feeling would make me interview poorly.
Congrats and good luck! I would feel the same way about not mentioning a pregnancy. I think if it comes up in conversation naturally, and you talk about your plans, it should be totally fine.
Good luck! You'll do great, I know it!
I would not tell them you are pregnant, unless you will be visiting and visibly pregnant. Women face a lot of conscious and unconscious discrimination- it is none of their business and is illegal to ask about anyway. There is no "natural" way for it to come up in an interview; it is ILLEGAL to ask you about kids or marital status. Tell them when you have the offer.
Thanks for the encouragement, Alyssa and Megan!
AF, there actually is a question regarding the timing of my proposed start date that I would feel evasive answering without mentioning that I'm going to have a baby, although they couldn't possibly know that when they ask (perhaps they won't ask, but I think they will ask if I can start sooner). I know they can't ask about my reproductive and marital status and I don't have to tell, but I think that I will be more comfortable if I do, and if they don't hire me because of it then I would not want to work for them anyways.
If they do offer me the position, I will need to do extensive research and questioning to decide if I can actually take it. There are many, many, many things to consider, and the baby is only one of them.
How was the interview?
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