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How hard is it to get a JOB with having EPILEPSY?

Mon, 03/23/2015 - 00:45

Hi everyone my name is Monica I am 33 and struggling to find a job? I gave had lots and lots and lots of interviews but NO JOB so I am wondering why? Is it me? Is it my seizures? Do I not answer the questions properly? What is it?

Does this happen to anyone else? 

Can anyone help? 

Comments

Yo can start by going to your

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2015-03-23 - 10:14
Yo can start by going to your state department of labor in your city. Each office has a person that works with companies who hire disabiled people, Thay can do many different things and one of those things is help you find jobs and also help you with your resume and coaching you with your interview. They can also help with other thngs like finding schooling and several other things.You also need to know that the economy really sucks big time. If the economy was really as good as this administration says it is then the jobs numbers would have been 5 within 2-3 years after the recession was over. I know I have lived and worked during and after them. After losinf my job I was being interviewed by people were kids to me. Some of them were probably thinking if i hire this person he may want my job. I just wanted to work. If I had wanted their jobs I would have applied for it.I have had seizures at work and had few problems. If I had a seizure at work they checked with me to see if I needed to go home. They never told me to go home. They did ask about my medicatios now and then. If I had a seizure the company required the office to call 911. When they got there I signed a release form because I was back to normal. If I thought I needed to go home I informed them and I went home. I hope this helps Joe 

Shouldn't be because of your

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2015-03-27 - 18:27
Shouldn't be because of your epilepsy because you do NOT have to put it on your application. They are NOT allowed to ask you, telling them is YOUR choice and even if you do tell them, there has to be some other reason. Just do not tell them until after they hire you. 

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