Do recruiters actually look at this checkbox and judge your application based on whether you check the box? I've been filling out a lot of job applications lately, >90% of which get form rejections or no reply even when I meet the on-paper requirements. I'm wondering if I might be accidentally disqualifying myself by being dumb enough to actually check "yes" to that question. I've been diagnosed with more than one of the issues included in the long list of example disabilities, but none of them require my employer to make any special accommodations in my day-to-day work. Especially because my work as a software engineer isn't exactly physically intensive. Doubly especially because most of the jobs I'm applying to are fully remote. Is the "Yes, I Have A Disability" checkbox even still applicable when it's not disabling for the job? Also interesting are the employers in fields that include this block of compliance text: > We are a federal contractor or subcontractor required by law to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We are also required to measure our progress toward having at least 7% of our workforce be individuals with disabilities. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five years. Recruiters at those companies, do you actually try to optimize your candidates for meeting that 7% target? Recruiters both there and elsewhere, do you try to optimize for avoiding liability/additional costs incurred from hiring candidates with unknown disabilities? (my resume and cover letter aren't gauche enough to bother talking about my irrelevant illnesses, instead of why I'm a good fit for the job) Do hiring managers even get to see all/any of the demographic compliance questions for applicants? Is this all a waste of time to worry about, when I should be paying more micro-attention to my resume and interviewing skills instead? TC $0k (laid off last month ;_;) old TC $180k #recruiters #recruiting #legal #hr
Never check the box. They're not supposed to discriminate based on it but they do anyway, at least from what I've heard from disabled friends who suddenly get interviews once they stop saying they have a disability (if it's not obvious).
I wouldn't let them know. If you don't need accommodation, self-reporting doesn't do anything for you. It's not your responsibility to help them hit their quota.
I mention the quota because it seems like it could plausibly cause positive discrimination, i.e. a recruiter gets a resume from a disabled candidate and puts it at the top of the stack because their own KPIs are tied to that 7% target. I have no idea how seriously companies take working towards that quota from their recruiting in practice, though.
Don't check the box but mention it to the recruiter if it feels safe to do so. Otherwise don't bother.
Don’t check the box but do bring it up once everything has been finalized right before you sign the offer. Might help to let them know how your current employer handles it
This, but with mgr after you start, and only if you need accoms. Recruiter has no need to know.