Digital barriers are blocking job opportunities for many qualified individuals. Unsupervised AI-based automated hiring tools are having severe, detrimental effects. The results of using rigid keywords, unfair rules, and outdated assumptions to select interview candidates without human review are very…
Perfect Attendance Records in the US: Legal or Discrimatory?
It’s that time of year again. HR complaints about people calling sick into work correspond with back to school and the availability of Pumpkin Spice Lattes. While it may be tempting to start conversations about “perfect attendance” awards to solve…
The Four Most Powerful Words that Should Come out of the Mouth of Any Manager after an Employee Discloses a Disability “How can I Help?”
Struggling to respond when an employee discloses a disability? You’re not alone. Many managers find themselves in this situation, unsure of the right approach. But with some guidance, you can navigate these conversations with confidence and empathy. Many managers freeze…
All the reasons you might not have gotten that job
Many of which have nothing to do with you. I have spent some time over the last few months mentoring people finding themselves out of work courtesy of COVID. Some of them have applied to jobs at VMware; others are…
Job Hunting while Disabled
PwDs are 18 % of the population and 9.5 % of the workforce. Here’s how not to illegally jerk them around during the recruiting process. Note: every “bad” HR behavior listed in this article, I have had personally happen to…
“Work as usual” after COVID-19 will be different. Get over it.
Even though I have “not searching for work currently” flag switched on at every social media location possible, I still get 6–8 emails a week asking if I am looking for work. Presumably, this is remaining from when I updated…
There is no such thing as “perfect” accessibility
Accessibility is a really bad place for perfectionists. Here’s why. You know, perfectionism. That “humble brag” that you throw out there when in an interview setting you are asked to identify your biggest fault? Oh, yeah, biggest fault. I’m a…
To Disclose, or not to Disclose
That really is the question. And one lived by people with disabilities on a VERY regular basis when interviewing This article is not legal advice. If you have questions about how disclosing a disability can impact you legally, ask your…
Accessibility Job Auditions
Employers are turning to job auditions over interviews to identify candidates they want to make offers to. How can you ethically make this work for accessibility? “Job Auditions” — an interview process that includes doing actual work to prove that…
Policies that support employment of people with disabilities
Attracting candidates with disabilities is just one part of the complete “increasing representation of employees with disabilities” conundrum. Policies supporting PwDs is the next part Part 2 of a three-part article. Read Part 1 on policies impacting employees with disabilities and Part 3 (retaining…