41 points amathew | 1 comments | 14 Jul 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.326s | source

I am a 39 year old with cerebral palsy (use a walker due to mobility issues) who lost their job in late January 2025. I worked as a senior data scientist in the past and have been applying to analytics, business intelligence, and data science roles.

Six months later and I am still without a job.

How have those of you with disabilities overcome the difficulties in this market?

I'm totally lost and don't know how to proceed.

I've rewritten my resume and do get interviews

There were 4 instances where I went through the entire process and they ended up hiring another one of the candidates

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/

1. brudgers ◴[14 Jul 25 23:26 UTC] No.44566437[source]▶

>>44566223 (OP) #

Your professional network is your best resource. The people who you have worked over, under, and beside you know your work so talk to them. Even if they probably are not hiring at the moment, maybe they have a lead. Even if they don’t, maybe they will in the future.

This is exactly the same approach anyone else should take. Good luck.

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