Well??? How did it go?
Too late now I guess but I’ve interviewed people regularly over the last 20 odd years and agree with this:
In fact, as a general principle, you are better off mentioning things you are worried about without being asked about them. You seem honest and forthright openly mentioning your employment gap early in the interview, you may seem shifty and as if you are hiding it if the panel has to ask you about it. It isn’t sensible but it’s just the way our minds work.
They never called me. I got an email this morning from HR stating that they were sorry but that they are pursuing other candidates, which is a little upsetting because it wasn’t HR that I was dealing with previously but a person in the department that was looking to hire someone. Oh well, I will just continue with my job search with other companies in the area.
That’s pretty standard. Usually the hiring managers let HR deal with sending our the form letters. Actually, it’s nice they gave you the courtesy at all. Most places just never call again.
I do see that you mentioned “amiable” there, which is good, but if I brought up the pregnancy at all, I would not frame it in terms of “bad fit”, and “not able to work with you”. This is a red flag that you caused the company even a moment of trouble and you don’t want to say or even imply that you will be any trouble. Of course any of us may end up have issues to work out while at an employer, but no hints of that in an interview.
Nice town. I used to work there and live reasonably close to it. Even if this job doesn’t work out, there are a lot of companies with headquarters or major operations in the MetroWest Boston area (Staples, Bose, EMC and many more).
Just a tip – have some questions ready for when they ask “Do you have any questions for us?” People like to talk about their area and the job and it shows you are interested in learning more and making the best decision for yourself.