postr/StutterFebruary 29, 2024

how my interview went

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how my interview went Hi everyone, ​ I am a late 20s male, I have been stuttering my whole life and have been taking speech therapy for the last 2 years. This interview I haven't had much time to practice since I lost the resume that I submitted to the company when applying on indeed so only went based on the job description and they didn't email it to me prior when I requested via email. ​ However, I had a previous interview just prior and that helped me bit a bit more loose and less nervous, i still stuttered in this one but didn't feel nervous doing so. ​ part 1, I am answering an interview questions, I cropped out the first second since she mentions my name, the full question is, "why got you interested(in this role) besides it being in IT" ​ in part 2, its a personality question and quite simple. ​ The role is a customer facing tech role, a blend of testing, client support and implementation. I have had experience as a Business analyst and did quite well, just been out of the tech field for 1.5 year and finding it hard to interview. Last role was fine, just left due to contract ending, unfortunately a part of my brain finds interviews so dreadful, so I blank out at times. I came close a few times but since its a tight labor market and I am competing against highly qualified candidates, its been tough. I'm not quitting nor asking for sympathy but just explaining my mindset of what leads to the nerves. In my experience, the hardest part of any job was the interview. I excel in whatever I am working on. ​ I'm trying to work on not letting the nerves get to me and be confident during interviews, there is some improvement but I need to do more. ​ some of the words that I did get stuck on, that also happens to me when I'm talking to other people in real life, I have the choking and blocking type of stutter and my brain feels tired and foggy some days and I feel like I can barely speak. That's not what happened today thankfully but that's the story of my life. [interview part 1](https://reddit.com/link/1b36cn5/video/fp7dtgw0aklc1/player) ​ [interview part 2](https://reddit.com/link/1b36cn5/video/dxfdu439aklc1/player)

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment

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intimidation_authorityrepeating_oneself