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Career Dilemmas

April 10th, 2006 at 08:24 pm

I have today, as most days, heard from someone about a potential job opportunity in another dept. I applied and hope to hear back but most of these do not seem to pan out for me.

The job would be a step up in my field and pays significantly more money.
I have two issues/problems.

1. I need advice on how to advance myself, almost mid-career, when there is no direct career path in my field. I'm just making it up as I go along : ) Most of the time I get the interview, but no job offer.

2. Seeing as how I've mentioned that I would like to start a family soon, this may not be a good time to change jobs. Do managers take offense if you are new to a position and then announce your pregnancy? I think this is discrimination, but I know it happens.

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2 Responses to “Career Dilemmas”

  1. fern Says:
    April 11th, 2006 at 02:31 pm 1144765875
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    Assuming that you are qualified to take the new positions you've applied for, you might want to gently inquire afterwards why you didn't get these open positions. It may be hard to take on a personal level, but if you can be open minded you might learn what you're doing wrong, or perhaps, there are just a few other better qualified applicants within your organization who got the job each time.

    If it's generally known in your company that you are trying to get pregnant or planning a family soon, that could have a definite impact on their desire to hire you as they know that shortly after they've trained you or you'be become acclimated to the new position, they'll have to look for another replacement to cover while you're on maternity leave. It may not sound fair, but you have to think the way an employer would think.

  2. mjrube94 Says:
    April 11th, 2006 at 02:44 pm 1144766677
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    You're not pregnant yet, and I don't think I saw how soon you were looking to start. Assume you'll start next month, and it takes a few months to get pregnant, and you work until your last month of pregnancy, you're talking a whole year before you would be leaving. (Not a huge amount of time, but also not like you get hired and leave right away). Not sure what your plans are for after you have a baby, but a year would be enough time to show your worth so they may consider keeping you part-time after you have your baby. Just a few thoughts...

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