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by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on June 20th, 2008
You can answer this in two ways:
1. When they ask, "When would you be available to start in a position?" Discuss when you plan to return to the work force, and your child care coverage.
2. When they ask, "Is there anything that would prevent you from devoting regularly scheduled hours to this position, and overtime when necessary?" (This is the sly way of getting around the 'we notice you're pregnant' question they really want to ask.) Tell them about the child care coverage you have already set up, and - if this is not your first child - how working regular hours and overtime has never been a problem at previous jobs. If this is your first child, still discuss - briefly - how your child care is flexible enough to handle this.
Oh yeah - and turn a "negative" into a positive. Sneak in something to the effect of "I really want this job - look, I'm here while 7.5 months pregnant and uncomfortable! How's that for perseverence?" lol
Best of luck!
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