Thinking aloud about (possibly) better ways to do hiring process for people with ADHD:

• no cover letters

• before interview, give a list of questions that will be asked

• process is stressful, so provide more info upfront to avoid wasted time (salary, expectations, etc)
• less mundane or pointless tasks (e.g. uploading cv/resume AND filling out form for job history)

• related: reducing the amount of writing work required for each job application (nothing worse than doing the same boring thing over and over)
• no large panel interviews (with possible exception for a late meet-the-team interview?)

• easy way to keep track of jobs you’ve already applied for
• for tech and related industries: no whiteboard tests in front of others

• for that matter none of the common interview “performances” that do not reflect what the actual working environment is like

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