postr/StutterJanuary 22, 2019

Interviewing for jobs with a stutter

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Interviewing for jobs with a stutter Hi everyone, I'm graduating from university this spring and am currently interviewing for jobs. It hasn't gone very well this far, and I can't get rid of the thought that it may have to do with my stutter. It's quite severe when I get nervous (like in an interview), and then I get blocks on something like 50% of all words. The jobs I'm applying for includes selling projects to customers etc, which is why I think the employers see my stutter as a problem. I sometimes address my stutter in interviews, and sometimes the interviewer ask me questions like "do you always stutter" etc. No one has explicitly said it's a problem, but as I said I think it may be. Has anyone else been in this situation, and do you have any advice on how to deal with it? Thanks.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career

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