Hello
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a recruiter who was keen to put me forward for a job, I sent my cv and she was very positive about the role etc. I sent her a follow- up email to let her know I was pregnant (it's my second pregnancy and im showing early but I wouldn't want to make a secret of the fact anyway).
The recruiter thanked me for my "honesty" then said that this "might have an effect" . I got the stong impression I wasn't going to be put forward for the role because i was pregnant. As it turned out I was offered a job by my old firm so I emailed the recruiter back and explained this. She said it was "probably best under the circumstances and would be in touch in about a years time to catch up".
I don't think I'm being paranoid? I'm aware that employers can't discriminate but what about recruiters? I didn't really want the job anyway but should I say/ do nothing? The irony is that this was a legal recruiter as I'm a lawyer so you would think she would at least pretend that my pregnancy would not be an issue.
Grateful for thought, should I do anything about it?
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Lehman · 22/05/2013 12:42
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