Interview Skills for Neurodivergent Museum Pros
Webinar Replay + Key Takeaways
If you’ve ever felt like interviewing is its own special language, one that wasn’t designed with neurodivergent people in mind, you’re not alone. Museum professionals often operate in environments full of unwritten rules, ambiguous expectations, and high emotional labor. Combine that with a traditional interviewing process that rewards self-promotion, rapid processing, and socially “typical” cues, and it becomes a perfect storm for stress and second-guessing.
That’s why Alli and I hosted Interview Skills for Neurodivergent Museum Pros, a free webinar focused on helping museum workers navigate interviews with clarity, confidence, and self-advocacy. Whether you identify as neurodivergent or simply want more structure and support in your job search, this session was designed to give you practical, immediately usable tools.
If you couldn’t join us live, that’s ok. And you’re not missing out.
You can watch the full replay and download the transcript below.
Why We Created This Webinar
The hiring process in the museum field can be especially challenging:
Interviewers rarely communicate expectations clearly
Tasks like take-home assignments can feel ambiguous or overwhelming
Masking can be exhausting and unsustainable
Neurotypical norms are often mistaken for “professionalism”
Museum job descriptions are notoriously vague
We wanted to demystify the process and help museum pros (especially those that identify as neurodivergent) prepare in a way that reduces anxiety, supports their natural strengths, and allows them to show up as themselves.
This session came out of patterns we see every week in our work with transitioning museum professionals: people with incredible skills who undersell themselves because interviews don’t align with how their brains work.
What We Covered
During the webinar, we dug into:
✨ Understanding the Interview Structure
How to decode what hiring managers are actually assessing in different types of questions.
✨ Pre-Interview Preparation That Actually Works
No more memorizing scripts, you learned how to build flexible, repeatable prep structures that support ND minds.
✨ Communicating Strengths Without Masking
Tools for framing your expertise clearly and confidently while staying authentic.
✨ Accommodations and Self-Advocacy
Ways to request what you need without fear of being judged or penalized.
✨ How to Talk About Your Museum Background
Turning museum work into compelling, employer-friendly examples.
Missed the Live Session? Replay is Available Anytime
You can watch the full conversation at your own pace.
We’ve also included the full transcript
