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Thanks to an interview on ABC World News Tonight for this month's topic.
Allegedly, there is a hiring bias out there called "Maternal Profiling." Supposedly, women aren't getting offered jobs because they aren't married or they have small children. Believe it or not, I was interviewed by ABC for this episode; I'm on the cutting room floor. Perhaps I've been profiled because my experience shows me something different.
My experience shows me the following:
- ALL employers are looking for the best qualified candidate - regardless
- Interviewers do not know how to "small talk" and may innocently discuss children/family
- Candidates volunteer entirely too much information on interviews
- Companies do not do a good job of telling people why they were not selected
- Asking about marital or family status has no bearing on an individual's ability to do their job so DO NOT ASK!
Employers and candidates need to stick to the topic at hand - an individual's ability to do the job. Ask questions relevant to your work and requirements.
On the "other side of the desk": if you're asked a question you don't like, answer in a way that demonstrates how you have dealt with the situation in the past and performed your job to the best of your ability. (Then, you need to make the decision if that is someplace you really want to work anyway.)
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