Disability
Hi. At recruiters for those with disabilities do you really want to know if a candidate needs an accommodation for the interview process or will this be used against the candidate? For example I have a neurological condition which requires I work from home or in an environment with temperature and lighting control. The type of work I do is commonly completed remotely but usually company's want a person to interview on person. Would it be ok to disclose that due to disability interviews will need to be over video?or some other way?
Best to click "decline to respond" and then tell them once you're hired. They don't have a choice but to provide you with the accommodation then. On all the EOE questions I've always put "decline to respond" ever since I saw recruiters at Amazon using it as a way to disqualify candidates.
That's messed up. It was the amazon hiring process that made me have this question.
You don't have to disclose you have a disability in order to receive an accommodation.
agree with what was said, but if you can afford to look for a company that handled accommodations well, I wouldn’t wait until you’re hired. seeing how they accommodate you will be a good way to check the culture
by “afford,” I mean if you can financially take a little more time
Thanks. This has been really humbling. This is my first time looking to move jobs since living with a disability.
Wait until you get an interview and then disclose by requesting an accommodation. They are legally required to come up with one or more accommodations.
I would be careful disclosing. Companies can’t legally discriminate against ability status but the reality is that bias against disability is fairly common. I would disclose when you need to (offer stage if possible) but not before.
I disagree. If the interview stage is already in the mix, they can't pull back once you disclose. Their hiring decision should not be based on accommodations. It may benefit the candidate to actually be best equipped to compete against those without, so why create a hardship for oneself they can easily address? I disclosed.
If that is what you need then you should disclose it, yes. But only when you’re already at the interview stage. Someone on reddit recently did an experiment where they clicked the disability box for a certain number of applications and then didn’t for others. The ones without got more responses by far. Outrageous! But if that’s how companies are going to be- play their game. Btw. You will want to apply to larger more established companies with proper HR. Or financial companies, etc. probably not startups.
Thank you. I appreciate the response and insights.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/88b07i/i_had_trouble_getting_bites_on_my_applications/