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My Job Interview Experience Hi all, I’ve been lurking this page for some months and first I just want to let you all know I draw inspiration from each and everyone of you. I know it’s not easy being a person who stutters but please know that doesn’t make you less than anybody. We are all strong individuals and nobody can take that from us. First, I want to give a little background about myself. I’m (28m) and have had a stutter since I was about 4. My stutter has caused depression, anxiety, isolation, etc. I’ve asked the question why me when it came to my stutter countless times throughout my life. It just didn’t seem fair. Not being able to talk without a hiccup in my speech seemed cruel. I wanted at least some help, so I started speech therapy in 2021 thanks to a doctor who noticed my stutter and recommended seeing a therapist. So after a few months of sessions my therapist was still getting to know me and vice versa. One thing I told her was I had a job interview with my dream company and wasn’t sure what to do. I assumed my stutter would make the person interviewing me uninterested. So my therapist came up with this bright idea of telling the interviewer that I stutter. I was definitely against it, but figured they would find out anyway. So I did it. In one of the first few questions I told the interviewer “I just want to let you know I stutter but I am still able to do the job to the best of my abilities.” And after saying that I felt comfortable and it showed in my speech. I moved on to the second round of interviews and was able to land the job. I was definitely excited not just because I was hired, but I had the courage to tell basically a stranger I stutter. Probably like most of you my stutter is something I aways tried to hide. But being able to address the elephant in the room (early on) was a big relief. And now a year later I feel I’m thriving at work. My advice to anyone approaching a job interview or talking to a new person is being upfront about your stutter. It really does help relive some anxiety. Or maybe as a practice ask somebody you’re close to how they feel about your stutter. It’s just a nice relief to not hiding your stutter and being able to be yourself.