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never interfere with my work. But more important, I think being a mother
and workingfill time has really given me a greater sense ofresponsibility,
forced me to use ny time well, and helped me better organize ny life and
handle stress. I’ve leanied what5 important in both my work and life. I
would hope that the fact that I’m both a mother and I’m working - and not
a working mother - would be somethingyour company would be supportive
OJI especially given my past performance and the qua1 @cations I would bring
to this job.

Here you were able to take both an illegal question and a potential nega-
tive and turn them into a positive - perhaps the most tactful and effective
way of dealing with a situation other intewiewees might respond to in a
negative manner.
You should decide before you go into the interview how you will
handle similar situations. If you are prepared for possible illegal questions,
you may find your answers to such questions to be the strongest and most
effective of the interview!