Three job hunt questions I get asked a lot

Three job hunt questions I get asked a lot Is it okay to look for a new job while Im at my current job? Yes. You have to be able to look for a job while you have a job or its indentured servitude. Most people in their twenties change jobs every two years. At any given moment 70% of the workforce is job hunting, which surely means that 99% of the workforce under 30 is job hunting. So looking for a job at your current job is totally normal. You do not need to tell the company youre interviewing at to not say anything. It is common courtesy to not say anything to a candidates current employer. If its a small town and theres nothing you can do, well, then, theres nothing you can do. If someone asks you at your work if youre looking you can say, Im always looking. Isnt everyone? You should not make yourself look sneaky or paranoid. Its not good for you. What should I do if no one responds to my followup calls and emails after an interview? If you are writing to the person who is in charge of moving you to the next step, and he doesnt respond, theres not a lot you can do. If there is another person who might be able to move you to the next step, try following up with that person. Or, if theres someone there you interviewed with who really liked you, you could try that route. But only one more email you dont want to be a stalker. Also, did you get the interview with a connection? Ask that person who helped you get the interview to inquire how things went, in a way that might keep you in the running. Things to consider: 1. They might just be slow and you are still in the running and you dont want to be annoying and take yourself out of the running. 2. If they are not talking to you they might not want to hire you and thats okay. If you are right for this kind of job, with persistence you will get one, somewhere. If youre not right for this kind of job, the world has a way of telling you in a nice way that prevents you from going down a bad career path: not hiring you. 2. There are other jobs for you. This is not the only job in the world for you. If you find other jobs to apply to you will be less invested in this one. Not helpful advice for getting this job, I know, but helpful advice for maintaining your sanity. You will have many many job hunts in your life. Its important to develop the mental skills to do interviews for job you want without losing sleep over did you get it. What do I need to disclose in an interview if Im pregnant? Women should disclose a lot less than they do. 1. Try to interview before the second trimester. Its a lot easier to interview if youre not showing. And if youre not showing, dont tell. Think of it this way. A man interviewing for a job does not tell the interviewer that his wife just threw him out of the house and hes probably going to have to take time off of work to move and deal with the divorce. He gets the job and then deals with his personal life however he wants. 2. You do not need to say that you are considering maternity leave. When you have the baby you can say you changed your mind. There is no law that says you have to be certain how you feel about having a baby. There is no law that says you have to reveal everything you are thinking about this very personal topic. Also, even if you think you want to take maternity leave, you never know how youll feel when you actually have the baby. Some women want to go back to work. So in the interview, saying you have no firm plans for maternity leave would be a truthful answer if you are leaving doors open for yourself. 3. Interview to get the best possible work you can. Dont worry about your upcoming departure. You are not under moral obligation to accept only projects that will end before the baby comes. CEOs leave jobs all the time, right in the middle of projects. The world goes on, and people do not bring up morality tales. Your company will be fine if you leave in the middle of a big project. Its good to get that project on your resume.