I really enjoyed our mock interview activity from the other day. I thought it was very helpful and has practical application. Although my interviewers didn't ask me anything about having children, if I were being 100% transparent, then some of the answers to their questions, though would involve information about when I plan to have children. I asked Professor Middleton about this after class and she suggests not to disclose that information. Even if your plan is to only work for a short period of time and then have children and leave the company, it really is best to avoid commenting on the subject. You never know if you'll end up needing to be a working mother, even if your plans are to be a stay at home mom. Or there could be infertility issues, or a wide array of other circumstances that could cause your Plan B to become Plan A.
I really appreciated this advice. I think it would be best to think about possible questions that a potential employer could ask that would cause me to want to disclose my parental plans, and then come up with an alternate, but honest answer to those questions.
Although we have received a great amount of helpful advice and information in this class so far, I agree that this particular piece of advice was something I related to most. I always worry about whether I am sharing too much information in an interview, or too little. What's crossing the line? Professor Middleton helped make that line very clear to me!
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