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Panel Session

Opportunity & Access

Autistic STEM Job Seeker Experiences: Applicant, Counselor, & Employer Perspectives

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT

    Panelist(s)

  • SB

    Shea Belsky

    Senior Software Engineer II
    HubSpot, United States

  • JC

    Jan K. Coplan

    Senior Director of Employer Relations and Career Connections
    Landmark College
    Putney, Vermont, United States

  • JV

    Jose Velasco

    Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations
    The Autism Society of America, United States

    • Moderator(s)

  • SB

    Susanne M. Bruyere

    Academic Director and Professor of Disability Studies
    Cornell University/ILR School/Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability
    Ithaca, New York, United States

This panel discussion will focus on barriers to employment for autistic job seekers pursuing positions in STEM careers, how career counselors can assist these job seekers, and how employers in STEM industries can create a more neurodiversity-inclusive interview, hiring, and job onboarding processes.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn about different barriers that the interview process poses to autistic job seekers pursuing positions in STEM careers
  • Better understand how career counselors can assist autistic job seekers to better prepare for the preemployment interview process
  • Better understand how employers in STEM industries can create a more neurodiversity-inclusive interview, hiring, and job onboarding processes