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26m stutterer since forever here, and currently on my last semester. I've been applying all over, and getting interviews for some. All I can say is when they ask you that first question, whatever it m...

(1) Disclose (2) Highlight your KSAs (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities) (3) This is more of you interviewing them (4) Be AWESOME (5) YOU GOT THIS!!!!!!!!!...

I really wanted to be a teacher, but never thought I could be in front of the class. I felt I wouldn’t be effective, but more so, I dreaded being made fun of by students. So I chose social work, think...

How you manage to get out of help desk or desktop support.? Also I have a great gpa and internship with a great large company and still struggles...

I'm a Senior level Network Engineer. I've stuttered since I was a kid (40s now). Phone interviews are notoriously hard for us, if you do better on Zoom, maybe see if they can do that? I interview ...

No. I have never let my stutter take a job away from me…for the most part 😅 I work in 2 jobs that require talking to people alllll day. It’s hell but I just can’t let my stutter take certain things a...

Well, here's my story. Maybe this will help you. I've stuttered my whole life, yet only a handful of people knew because I hid it very well. I'd change words, play dumb, use swear words instead of ...

I've had to settle for a boring desk job where I never have to talk to anyone. I actually enjoy it because I compare them to past jobs where I had to talk a lot, and I was always miserable and stress...

I've totally avoided any job that would involve talking, I've always had mundane, low paid driving jobs where I can more or less be alone most of the da.. I know 100% my stutter has cost me a dece...

Feeling Discouraged About Dental School?

Feeling Discouraged About Dental School? Hi all, had no idea this group existed since recently, but I’m 23 and have had this daily hinderance of stutter since I was little like you all. I recently gra...

Why put yourself under extra unnecessary stress and pressure by hiding it and forcing yourself to not block up? Honestly just let the interviewer know in advance before proceeding. A great one will re...

Mentioning my stutter in a scholarship application

Mentioning my stutter in a scholarship application So I'm applying to a few scholarships which require motivation letters and ask the typical question "is there anything else you'd want us to know/ an...

Ok I’ll try that next time and see where it lead. Are you in IT too if you don’t mind me asking...

I never disclose it so I don’t know if that would play against me. Also I’m not into software development but more like network/ infrastructure and security...

Do you disclose your stutter during your interview? There's a few jobs threads here with plenty of software people in this group. You can do it....

Advise

Advise Does any of you work in IT ? If so how you manage to get through the interview process ? I recently graduated college and having hard time getting a job don’t know if it is because I stutter. A...

Ya been there before. Stuttered my ass off felt like an ass. Still got the job...

I currently work in government and it’s always nerve wrenching before an interview or the first day of work. I’ve stuttered at work many times even when I’m making a regulatory decision. Just practice...

Man what do you mean that if you ask a person without legs he also will say the same thing, but this is really every person who has a problem which makes it very difficult for him to move forward norm...

SO TRUE! I've been saying this throughout my replies on this reddit community.. my whole life would of taken a different course, and I would of been able to pursue a career that I wanted to do, ...