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JJAF, on September 14, 2017 at 12:55 PM

I have a job interview coming up in a little under two weeks. I have read articles that women shouldn't wear their engagement ring to their job interviews because the interviewers can view the candidate as being "high maintenance" if the diamond is large, that the candidate will require a lot of...

To be honest I'm not sure where the statistics came from or how accurate they are, but what would you recommend? Do you think I should go into my interview with my engagement ring on, or do you think I am better off leaving it at home?

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Laura · on September 14, 2017 at 1:36 PM
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Corporate recruiter of 10 years here! This is BS, wear your ring with pride!
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JJAF · on September 14, 2017 at 1:40 PM
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@txncdelphia b. Lol! I also look fairly young so perhaps the engagement ring will work in my favor haha
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JJAF · on September 14, 2017 at 1:41 PM
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@laura k. Lol thank you!
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C&N · on September 14, 2017 at 1:43 PM
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I head up an HR department. I think that this advice is geared toward certain industries that are often male dominated (i.e., law). Otherwise, it's generally outdated advice. If you're interviewing for a company that has an issue with this, it's very reflective of their culture and, in my opinion, not a company you want to work for. If this is an issue during hiring, you'll continue to have issues for time off, maternity leave, a breastfeeding/pumping room, etc.

Even if you don't want to have kids, I think it's important to work for organization that support women's rights.
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JJAF · on September 14, 2017 at 1:56 PM
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@C&N you make a good point! thank you!
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MrsB · on September 14, 2017 at 2:03 PM
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So, I work in academia, and this was common advice from various advisors and department chairs when I was on the job market. The idea was that if you were married, you wouldn't be as "dedicated" to publishing and getting tenure.

It was BS advice when I got it, and it's BS advice when LinkedIn publishes it. I don't want to work someplace where I feel like I have to hide myself. One of the women I admire most in academia went for a job interview once and breastfed her infant in between her interview with the dean and her job talk. This was in the mid-90s, and the fact that I'm still being told not to wear my engagement ring just...baffles me.

ETA: She got the job. And tenure. And published 2 books.
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