postr/StutterOctober 8, 2019

Do you mention in job interviews that you stutter?

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Do you mention in job interviews that you stutter? Hello, just found this subreddit and decided to write a post right away. It's good to be able to talk about this with people that go through the same as me. I have done lots of interviews/cases (and avoided some others, shame on me) since May, when I had decided that I wanted to get into a better paid internship. I don't know many other people who stutter, but I think that my condition isn't too harsh compared to others. However, I still haven't learned to accept myself and to tell people about my stuttering. So, when I feel that I won't be able to say a certain word, I try to change for another or I pretend that I've forgotten what I was going to say (which ends up being terrible in interviews). I feel like I've got a bit better at doing them since then, but still, stuttering is the bigger problem, specially when it's a group one. When I tell this to people close to me, sometimes they say that could be good if I told the interviewer right at the beginning that I stutter, so that maybe he would know that I'm not anxious for not preparing properly for the talk, or could be more empathetic, etc. Or maybe just to break the ice, I don't know. But I also tend to think that the person would discard me as soon as he knew that I can't talk as fluently as other people. It's so frustating to read the role requirements and the first thing there is "good communication" lol What do you guys do in these situations? Feel free to share other tips for interviews or presentations that you may have as well. :)

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others

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