Sunday, December 18, 2011

Job Interview Questions: Revealing sexual orientation during job interview?

I am a lesbian interviewing for a job with a not for profit organization, this is a direct snippet from their affirmative action plan ".... our affirmative action plan currently concentrates on recruitment of people from four groups for its staff and committees: third world people; women; gay, lesbian, and bisexual people; and people with disabilities"... I want to be open at my new job would it be ok to reveal my sexuality during the interview?

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why would u have to during an interveiw?? it shouldn't come up... it'd be better to mention it after u get the job but i dont see why it's necessary

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  • When does sexual orientation come up during an interview? Any interviewer asking such questions should be fired-- has nothing to do with the job unless it is a brothel. As for an affirmative action plan stating that, really bizarre. I suppose if you want to reveal your sexuality during an interview, that is up to you. But keep in mind, while this bizarre affirmative action plan may be the "policy" doesn't mean all the supervisors doing interviews agree with it. So you might just blow your chances of being hired if the person doing the interview doesn't have the corporate philosophy to heart. And if you don't get hired, little you can do to prove it was because of your expressed sexuality.

    But overall, why do people think other people care or want to know personal information of such detail? Most don't.

  • How exactly will you bring that up in the interview?

    What reaction do you want from those interviewing you?

    Personally, it would annoy me if you brought it up. It really doesn't matter whether your gay or straight. Straight people don't go into an interview and declare their sexuality. You shouldn't either.

    Though....

    At the moment, because companies need to fill a "diversity" policy, if your gay or an ethnic minority and qualified for the job, your very likely to get it......

  • It should never come up anyway, I wouldn't reveal your sexuality. Most people don't want to know about sexual orientation during a job interview. Save that stuff for your personal time.

  • Only if they hire you to be a lesbian.To perform lesbian sex in front of every body,everyday.

  • If it says it concentrates on the recruitment of LGBT people, then you have a better chance of being hired.

  • yes, if they don't accept it then it's not worth it!

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