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First thing I usually (not most of the time) do is tell them that I have a stutter, then they're like oh yeah that's fine (like duh it better be, you can't turn me down for having a stutter lol). Back in my 3rd year of college, during a virtual career fair, we have 10 minutes with the companies. The video call opened up and it was 3 people I was talking to (great lol). They all introduced themselves, then I started to say my name but I got stuck on the "Huh" part then the one guy asked "oh did you forget your name? (Laughing)" I don't know what it is but when I get angry or slightly agitated, I can speak fluently. So I stopped, and in a nice(ish) tone I said "no I have a stutter, and my name is _____" and I tell you the look on the guy's face was priceless every time and he felt like such a dick, so from there on out I just took control of that interview and the other 2 mainly asked me questions. Morale of the story is, usually people understand and they know it doesn't affect the way you can perform at work. Sometimes there are the people that are rude about it. But most people are understanding and if you tell them, I think it does help in some situations. If you have any questions about interviewing feel free to ask. In my last year of college I had quite a few interviews (no one wanted to hire me since I didn't have enough experience in some areas). At some points it was exhausting and sometimes I stuttered less than others. It's all about being comfortable in that situation, if you can talk about something casual first like what they like do for fun or their hobbies. I find that to help before jumping right into questions, sometimes it can't be avoided though. Also sorry for the bad grammar I'm an engineer lol 😬😬