Mentioning children at interview

Mojisola

capeverde wrote: »

I reserve the right to inquire about a candidates personal circumstances as I find this important.

Are there any other laws that you reserve the right not to comply with?

Poppy9

capeverde wrote: »

If I did work for the council it would be a damn site more productive and cost effective than it is now.

I can't comment on your local council but mine is doing okay with a fair recruitment process that recruits the candidate with the right skills for the job and doesn't care if they are gay, straight, married, single, male, female, young, old, with or without child.

capeverde

Mojisola wrote: »

Are there any other laws that you reserve the right not to comply with?

Absolutely, there's quite a few actually. Its not really a law though is it? The law is an !!! my dear. x

Southend1

capeverde wrote: »

As an employer I would ask in a general preamble about their personal life, are they married / in a relationship, do they have children etc. Its about profiling for the available position. If you have a job that requires unsociable hours or working away etc it may best suit a single person, whereas on the other hand a person married with children offers more of a chance of stability as they have commitments to meet and may be less likely to take a hangover sickie on a Monday and or flit from job to job.

Obviously there are exceptions to every rule, but for me its all part of the process and whilst not foolproof it buys you an advantage.

Are you actually an employer? If so it's worrying that someone with such a shockingly bad understanding of the law and who clearly relies on stereotyping to understand others is actually hiring and firing people in the real world.

Mojisola

capeverde wrote: »

Absolutely, there's quite a few actually. Its not really a law though is it? The law is an !!! my dear. x

Southend1 wrote: »

Are you actually an employer? If so it's worrying that someone with such a shockingly bad understanding of the law and who clearly relies on stereotyping to understand others is actually hiring and firing people in the real world.

And add to all that, patronising as well!

silverwhistle

capeverde wrote: »

As an employer I would ask in a general preamble about their personal life, are they married / in a relationship, do they have children etc..

As a prospective employee I would perhaps answer an initial question, then say something like "I'd like to reassure you that no aspect of my _personal_ life impacts my ability as a professional, competent person to do the job. "

If you continued I'd have my doubts about you or your organisation being professional and competent yourself.

Similarly, if I were asked about doing unplanned overtime I'd say: "of course I would do it" but "I'm sure this organisation is far too well-run to need it very often"...

capeverde

Poppy9 wrote: »

I can't comment on your local council but mine is doing okay with a fair recruitment process that recruits the candidate with the right skills for the job and doesn't care if they are gay, straight, married, single, male, female, young, old, with or without child.

Well that's fantastic that they employ the whole rainbow, but the fact is they are criminally wasteful, inefficient and one of the main reasons our country is in such a poor state. The whole system needs ripping up and starting again with a purge on the liberals polluting our town halls and crippling our economy.

silverwhistle

capeverde wrote: »

Absolutely, there's quite a few actually. Its not really a law though is it? The law is an !!! my dear. x

Close family?

capeverde

silverwhistle wrote: »

As a prospective employee I would perhaps answer an initial question, then say something like "I'd like to reassure you that no aspect of my _personal_ life impacts my ability as a professional, competent person to do the job. "

If you continued I'd have my doubts about you or your organisation being professional and competent yourself.

Similarly, if I were asked about doing unplanned overtime I'd say: "of course I would do it" but "I'm sure this organisation is far too well-run to need it very often"...

Well you'd go home still looking for work. Wrong attitude Im afraid. The last comment in particular would really get my back up.

capeverde

Southend1 wrote: »

Are you actually an employer? If so it's worrying that someone with such a shockingly bad understanding of the law and who clearly relies on stereotyping to understand others is actually hiring and firing people in the real world.

What would you rely on if you were interviewing then. ps we're all stereotyped and profiled every day throughout our lives. Hope this realisation doesnt ruin your day.