Coaching practices for How to Convey Special Needs in a Positive Way for a Job Interview
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I’ve got the conversation booked but I’m staring at a blank page of questions, worried I’ll waste their time asking things I could’ve Googled
- I want to message someone in a field I’m curious about, but I freeze on what to even say
- Someone asks "so what are you looking for?" and I ramble out something vague and apologetic
- They tell me what kind of parent or partner they want to be, and it’s miles from how they’re actually living
- The people close to me can’t see how little I have left, so every time I need to beg off something I’m bracing for a whole exhausting explanation or the look that says I’m flaking
Practices that may help
- Prepare questions you genuinely don’t know the answer to
Ask about the unwritten realities of the role — the things no job posting reveals.
Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network - Request the conversation the right way
A short, specific, no-pressure request gets far more responses than a vague networking ask.
Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network - Practise your story before you need it
Have a clear, genuine two-minute narrative about who you are and where you’re headed.
Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network - Develop discrepancy between values and behavior
Gently hold up the gap between what the person wants and what they’re doing.
Motivational Interviewing, Made Practical - Communicate your spoon count to people who need to know
Give people close to you a shorthand for your available capacity, so they can adjust expectations without requiring a medical explanation each time.
Spoon Theory, Made Practical - Use SBI for positive feedback, not just correction
Name the situation, behavior, and impact when someone does something right.
The SBI Feedback Model, Made Practical - Use experiential recognition to highlight strengths in the moment
Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Adapt to Expressives: lead with energy, vision, and big picture
With high-assertiveness, high-responsiveness people, match their enthusiasm and connect to the larger story.
Social Style Matrix: Adapting to How People Communicate - Prime identity before the ask — "what kind of person are you?"
Invite the person to describe who they are in terms that align with the behavior you’re requesting.
Pre-Suasion, Made Practical - Complimenting Strengths Throughout the Session
Deliberately name real strengths, efforts, and resources the person displays — not as praise but as information.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Building On What Works
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- Motivational Interviewing In A New Job
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- Breastfeeding And A Job Interview
Ask about the unwritten realities of the role — the things no job posting reveals.
Prepare questions you genuinely don’t know the answer to
- Can I Apply For A Job With My Minimal Experience
Replace passive job board browsing with active research into specific organisations you want to understand.
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