Neurotypical job interviews are a true obstacle course for autistic candidates, given how much stock is placed in soft social skills like eye contact, small talk, bravado/confidence and a good, appropriate sense of humour; it’s almost as if job interviews are actively stacked against autistic people, when you look at them like that. Often it feels like you’re being interviewed to see how much of a great buddy you’ll be in the office, rather than for your skills and competence at the job, and this doesn’t sit right with me, removing as it does such a vast swathe of neurodivergent candidates.
