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I'll be blunt. I have my ups and downs. Stuttering has created a shadow of myself. I avoid situations where I know I will stutter. I have also avoided jobs that involved too much phone or talking. ...

Thanks for the lengthy response, it was very helpful.I was told today from a family friend who is a HR manager at a big company,that you should advertise it at the beginning of an interview as opposed...

I am an SLP, not a lawyer, but this is a special interest of mine (specifically related to stuttering), and I've discussed with friends who stutter and are lawyers. Here are some thoughts... First of...

What are you doing to overcome your stuttering?

What are you doing to overcome your stuttering? Hi ! This year I finally decided to stop whining about being a stutterer and I'm taking action against it. So far, I have joined my local Toastmasters...

Any Italians willing to practice English speech?

Any Italians willing to practice English speech? I am going to Milan in a month to hold a presentation and it would really take away some stress to talk so some Italians and see if they understand my ...

No such rule in this part of the world, unfortunately. I never got to the hiring process. I would be immediately be disregarded as a possible candidate even before anything could go further. ...

I've interviewed and hired for years. While each situation is unique, I will say that as a potential employer, I would view you pushing through despite your frustration and completing the interview a...

Nice work man. I have always been very up front about my stuttering during job interviews so they don't think I am nervous or falsely believe that I won't be doing this during the actual job. It h...

off to a job interview

off to a job interview wish me luck. will report back in a few hours. EDIT: went well fluency wise (otherwise too). I think it helped that I looked up the company website and saw a picture of the ...

For most of my life growing up, I experimented with certain atypical anti-psychotic drugs for treatment of my stuttering. Certain ones, mostly the ones that regulate dopamine reuptake, have clinically...

Bombed a phone interview for a job that sounded really fun and that I thought I was really qualified for. Got a rejection email just now. Would it be inappropriate to ask for an in-person interview i...

Definitely needed to hear your advice as I am going through the grueling process of filling out applications and sending them in...for my 2nd job ever in my life. Thanks! I have thought about this as ...

I get nervous because of what they might think, and fact that they are higher-ups. I think you're right about having no pressure in HS. I've inquired about speech therapy, I'm just waiting for their ...

What makes you nervous? Maybe it's because there wasn't so much pressure to speak eloquently in high school as there is in the working world. There was more pressure for me in high school than in the...

Trouble Speaking

Trouble Speaking Hello, I would like to get some insight/suggestions on how to conquer my stuttering, I figure I start on Reddit. I've always been the talkative kind, especially in high school and had...

Had an interview with the student newspaper. Stuttered my way through it, but they want me for my writing, and in that area, I think I impressed them. Hopefully I'll start there in the Fall. Started g...

I reckon the world is too cruel to let interviewers know about stuttering prior to the interview. I've not had many jobs, but a lot of positions are listed with the requirement of "strong communicatio...

"before i answer that, i would just like to let you know that i do have a speech impediment so will probably need some extra time to answer." just say that after the first question (assuming you havn...

>I can't ask the candidate "do you have a stutter that you are controlling" but I have a very strong gut feeling this is the case. >I don't want him to lose this opportunity and I don't know wha...

Thank you for the encouraging post concernedHR. I have met many recruiters who shared your enthusiasm, but also others who obviously passed me over because of a stutter, discounting qualifications and...