Are you looking for work while you are a mother or pregnant? This is how you succeed in getting a job

The minds of mothers looking for a job are filled with questions such as: How do they deal with their marital status when searching for a job, and what information should they provide before they hire them, and when?

There is no reason for you to inform your employer of your marital status, however you being either imposes restrictions on you in the professional field.

In an article published by the French magazine "Baran", the writer Catherine Akou Bouaziz presented a dialogue with the director of employment at a large IT company in France, Marcela Rojas, in which she answered all the questions on the minds of mothers or pregnant women looking for work.

Is it difficult for a mother to find a job?
According to specialist Rojas, the mother's condition is not complicated, as she should only consider organizing her time with her children, paying attention to their studies and the educational activities they practice.

And if the mother is responsible for taking her children to the nursery or school in the morning, or returning them at home in the evening, this will make her unable to search for a job.

Should you indicate your family status on your resume?
The specialist rejects the idea of ​​referring to the CV of the marital status or the number of children, as the employee should only discuss his resume in his CV.

The same applies to the letter of motives in which the applicant should only address the reasons for submitting his candidacy for the job, as there is no reason to talk about children.

When hiring, would you recommend addressing the children's issue?
Marcela Rojas emphasized that if there are strong organizational restrictions (need to adapt schedules, part-time work or homework), the mother is expected to record frequent absences from her work. As a result, she should indicate this during the first job interview. Consequently, this depends on the company’s decision whether to allow it to leave at 5 pm.

As for the questions regarding the working time, the number of paid vacation days, and the caring leave for the sick child, it is better for the mother to wait until the end of the recruitment process to verify the company's commitment to these points, before deciding to accept or accept the work.

How do you plan to organize your time?
However, what if the business owner poses questions such as: “How do you plan to organize your time? Are you thinking about having a second or third child?” So how should the mother answer in this case?

In fact, a professional should not ask such questions, as they are difficult to answer. However, if you are asked these questions, it suffices to answer that you are a mother who does everything in her power to thrive in the workplace, and she knows how to organize her time well.

In addition, you can reassure the business owner by presenting arguments such as: "The nursery closes late." But you should avoid providing many justifications, otherwise you will find yourself facing a hail of questions.

As for the question about why you are out of work, you should be straightforward in answering, as you can say that you "stopped for the sake of looking after your children."

When looking for a job at the beginning of pregnancy?
You should be straightforward from the beginning if you are in the beginning of the pregnancy, and Rojas also confirms that there is no legal obligation for you to disclose this information, it is up to each woman to make an appropriate decision regarding the best solutions for her, according to her personal situation and the nature of the job required and organization of the company.

But in the following months, when the effects of pregnancy appear on a woman, this can negatively affect her relationship with the employer.

How do you succeed in getting the job as a mother?
The specialist stressed that your talk about your needs and the difficulties you face during carrying out your job is necessary to understand and understand your social situation, and it is very important to organize family tasks by agreeing with your husband from the first days of your new work.

Rojas concluded that women need work to meet their financial needs, and rely on themselves away from the family nest, as well as that helps them teach their children the methods of preserving their autonomy in the future.