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badhandml OP t1_iw80553 wrote

Reply to comment by seiqooq in [D] ML/AI role as a disabled person by badhandml

I've applied to both these companies recently - I've yet to hear back.

The application process does ask whether or not you're disabled, however they do say this doesn't show up for the hiring manager and will not influence the process. The conversations I have had with recruiters in some other tech companies regarding this matter have always lead to being told that I was not a good fit.

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Superiorem t1_iw831n0 wrote

I also recently applied to Apple and have yet to hear anything; I think they might have a hiring freeze?

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badhandml OP t1_iw838dj wrote

Probably, it seems to be a bad time to be on the market.

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danielv134 t1_iw84as4 wrote

To reinforce what others are telling you: find hiring managers that would be interested, by first talking to researchers/engineers that might be interested. Even so, its a numbers game so that your results depend heavily on investing a lot of effort, and positive feedback is sparse. Don't let lack of it discourage you.

Its also strongly affected by the state of the market, which as you said, is not the best. If you are getting low on runway, sometimes there is an easy postdoc to be had in your own org because people know you or your advisor.

I say this because it might be suboptimal to focus on front door recruiting processes. They are designed to detect the easily legible: how well can you code? years of experience? what is your availability? they are not designed at all to see the opportunity in a person's lived experience and how it combines with their skills. Even when a recruiting specialist sees the right thing, they do not generally have the skilled confidence to champion for it.

I might have an idea for you (not exactly what you talked about searching for), but would need to know more about your ML background. If you want, DM me and lets chat.

Wishing you the best in your search!

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seiqooq t1_iw82elw wrote

It happens, there are a million reasons candidates get rejected, only several of which are reasonable.

Two of my ML job offers were extended through acquaintances I met in career development groups (ML meetups). I always recommend these, particularly now that they’re mostly online.

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