Should I include my son when applying work?

Hii sana walang mag judge sakin. I'm 5mos pregnant nung gumraduate ako ng college back in july 2022 kaya di muna ko nakapag apply ng work and wala ako experience na kahit anong professional na trabaho kaya ngayon na 6mos na si baby nag tatry ako mag apply. Yung first interview sinabi ko sa na may anak ako kaya wala pa kong work experience. Maganda din naman since related ang work sa degree ko and malapit saamin. Final interview hindi naman ako tinanong kung bakit ako walang experience pa kaya di ko nasabi na may anak ako. Okay naman usapan namin and I answered well all of his questions. Masaya pa nga kausap. Then all of a sudden nag email sila na they move forward to another candidate. I was so sad because kahit nag apply din naman ako sa ibang company, sure ako sa sarili ko na doon is pasado ko compare sa iba dahil di naman malakingbusiness yon. Ask ko lang mga mommy. Hindi kami kasal ni partner kaya I still say na my marital status is single when fill up-ing forms. But Should I include my son when employer ask me why I don't have experience yet? Na guguilty ako madalas kapag di ko sya nababanggit although di rin naman tinatanong. Pero kasi gusto ko na talaga mag work and di ko alam kung tama ba tong guts ko na nadidissappoint sila saakin dahil nanganak ako agad ng hindi nakakaranas manlang ng trabaho. Pero para sakanya din naman to kaya gusto ko mag trabaho. Please give atleast a simple advice 😥 thankiess #advicepls #pleasehelp

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Para sa akin, don't take it personally. Most probaby ay may ibang candidate who fits them better (it's business, afterall). At kung totoo mang naging issue sa kanila ang pagiging mom mo, eh di better rin na hindi ka nakuha because you wouldn't want to work with that kind of company anyways ☺️I believe it's better to be honest, otherwise, you might end up working with the wrong company. Again, don't take it personally. Ako as someone who graduated cum laude from a top university, nasa 10-20% lng ng ina-applyan ko before ang nage-entertain ng application ko. Mas challenging din kapag newly grad ka. So hang in there and again, don't take it personally. Just because you're not the perfect fit for that company, doesn't mean you're not the perfect candidate to some other ☺️ Huwag panghinaan ng loob, as long as you know you're doing your best, then no regrets 💪

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