E.T.
I was 8 months pregnant when I interviewed for my teaching job. I went in maternity clothes and obviously had a baby on the way. Nothing was mentioned during my interview but when I was asked what my goals were for the next 5 years I made sure to talk about continuing to teach in the classroom and to continue learning more about the area of education I was entering (teaching gifted and talented students). After I was offered the job I spoke to human resources about maternity leave. That is something I wish I had asked about during the interview and been more vocal about when I did talk to HR. I ended up not getting any maternity leave because new staff orientation started 3 weeks after my daughter was born. I wish I had tried harder to negotiate that. A lot of the orientation was either not applicable to my position, or was information I could have gotten through another source. An employer does not have to grant you any maternity leave until you have been employed with them for one year (family medical leave act). I would suggest asking about maternity leave either in the interview or maybe even calling HR before the interview to ask. Advocate for yourself!! If I had been going into a full time position instead of a 1/2 time position I wouldn't have survived going without maternity leave. Good luck!!