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I interviewed someone today who had "control" of a stutter.

I interviewed someone today who had "control" of a stutter. I am a recruiter and I make a living figuring people out quickly. I have done this for 25 years and I believe I am good at what I do. I cam...

OP here, well, I did end up sending a follow-up email asking for an in-person interview, and not too long after that I got an email telling me essentially that they didn't want to see me again, wish m...

If you've got the blocking type stutter it may make sense to mention it at the beginning of the interview; perhaps something lighthearted yet helpful. I recently had a phone interview where I had t...

How best to approach potential employers about your stutter? -- do you do it at all?

How best to approach potential employers about your stutter? -- do you do it at all? Hello all, I'm new here and I'm sure this has probably been brought up before, but I'll share anyways. I recently ...

Its worked for me. I felt I'd probably be stuttering in the job interview, and I didn't know what kind of experience the interviewer had had with persons who stutter, so I felt it'd be a good idea to ...

Good job on quitting pot at a young age. I'm 32 and just quit last year because it was really holding me back mentally, emotionally, and financially. I quit drinking too. I'm pretty much a teetotaller...

I've been the opposite. I stuttered pretty regularly up until around 9th grade. I suddenly stopped all through high school, then when I started getting fucked up and smoking weed all through senior ye...

My week went pretty well. Got invited to a huge 3 day event in Miami with very short notice. I almost said no. Had to talk to a lot of people and really "work the room" during the event. My one on o...

I just joined reddit itself several days ago hah and I happen to stutter as well. Im 24 and have stuttered my whole life. Up until highschool my stutter didn't really affect me psychologically but now...

I had a moderate to severe case of covert stuttering through college (I still do, I'm just far less covert and have more control - thanks, speech therapist). I hid it as best I could and it caused me...

> I'm also going to sit for interviews with startups where they can't afford to have someone like me. This is a fallacy. If they need you they need you. Whether or not you stutter is a secondary...

This was a very good advice but in my opinion it is a bit risky to disclose since it would only work with big corporations who have a lot of human resources and could easily put me in a deparment wher...

Fellow stutter here, being a pilot is significantly hard for stutters, since you have to maintain communication with the control tower at all times. It is nice to think that way, but being practical a...

clicked on this thinking it was a hiring manager or recruiter asking about how to conduct a job interview looking to hire a stutterer. ...

My great grandfather stuttered. My grandfather stuttered. My father and his two brothers all stuttered. They "grew out of it" Guess who's 30 and has a severe stutter that impedes just about every ...

As you suggested, I'll email them that I am a stutterer and prove them I am the best candidate. Thank you for response....

If you're going for a permanent/full time job, I suggest explaining your situation. It really really does take a lot of stress out of the situation. I explained how I was working to get over that obst...

I really find difficult to tell about my situation because I think it might show I am unfit for position but Ill try to tell them. Thank you for the tips, Ill follow them all....

Need Advice for a Skype Interview

Need Advice for a Skype Interview Hi everyone, I have a Skype interview on April 17th for an hour and a half. I would like to take advice from you all who had been through similar experiences and how ...

The only obstacle in my life. Now I'm not some 20 something with no gf,social life job ect. I have all that and a great life, just without my stutter I know I could accomplish ALOT more in life es...