• Replies 12 replies
  • Subscribers 84 subscribers
  • Views 2248 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

i have my first job interview tomorrow, but was never given any job coaching in school (despite being in special ed). i need some help from autistic adults

Kevin234

for a little background, i also suffer from ptsd, schizophrenia, and bad anxiety.

i’m 20 years old and i’m autistic. so i’m aware that these things are also factors but i feel like my main problem is my autistic social skills.

i’m very very nervous, i’m pretty much unable to lie so the fact that i’ll have to talk myself up is making me scared. i’m also worried that i’ll mess up. i tend to talk way too much about the least important things. i embarrass myself a lot in social situations. kind of sucks

so i guess the point of this post is my asking for your guys’ experienced with interviews and faking social skills? what kind of questions did they ask you? please please go into detail so i can understand. thank you :)

Parents

  • Oh goodness. I think If I had more detail I might have suggestions. What are you interviewing for? If it's a job which doesn't require too much social interaction, it sounds like that could be good. 

    What are you good at? For every thing we might find difficult, there's always another side to it. For instance, someone who's really skilled at intense detail won't be good at managing a whole floor of staff. They're better off soldering in the back. We can't have it both ways. 

    What are you willing to learn? Most employers for basic jobs want dedicated, hard working and trustworthy individuals who are willing to go a little extra to understand what's required from them. Asking for specific responsibilities is a way of actively engaging and seeming interested. Then, if this is a job you know you can show up to on time and perform, then you're the right person for the job. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, just not everyone has identified 'disabilities'. Why choose someone with out them if they seem lazy and you appear dedicated? Why choose someone who's too chatty if you're focused on task.

    You don't need to lie. You don't need to say too much. But find out as much as you can about the job - you don't take a job you won't be good at, either. Ask questions. And if you can remember, find one interesting element about the human interviewing you, as people like to feel important. It's a nice little ethic to recall. At the end of the day, character counts above all :) 

Reply

  • Oh goodness. I think If I had more detail I might have suggestions. What are you interviewing for? If it's a job which doesn't require too much social interaction, it sounds like that could be good. 

    What are you good at? For every thing we might find difficult, there's always another side to it. For instance, someone who's really skilled at intense detail won't be good at managing a whole floor of staff. They're better off soldering in the back. We can't have it both ways. 

    What are you willing to learn? Most employers for basic jobs want dedicated, hard working and trustworthy individuals who are willing to go a little extra to understand what's required from them. Asking for specific responsibilities is a way of actively engaging and seeming interested. Then, if this is a job you know you can show up to on time and perform, then you're the right person for the job. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, just not everyone has identified 'disabilities'. Why choose someone with out them if they seem lazy and you appear dedicated? Why choose someone who's too chatty if you're focused on task.

    You don't need to lie. You don't need to say too much. But find out as much as you can about the job - you don't take a job you won't be good at, either. Ask questions. And if you can remember, find one interesting element about the human interviewing you, as people like to feel important. It's a nice little ethic to recall. At the end of the day, character counts above all :) 

Children
No Data