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How to keep applying for jobs with ADHD

A fillable 24-page guide: you break the application process into micro steps with fixed weekly blocks, weigh disclosure for each individual application, run a self-check on role fit, and track your applications in an Excel template. Not legal advice, not medical advice.

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Guide page “How many applications you can really manage”: a bar comparison between a hyperfocus pattern with 42 applications in week 1 and an even pattern across four weeks, followed by a fill-in table for the weekly plan.
Cover of the career guide “Applying with ADHD” by Nick's Advisory

Where you are

What's holding you up

50 applications in one weekend, then nothing for a month. Deadlines missed, not out of disinterest.

For you if you have ADHD (diagnosed or self-identifying) and the search process itself is your biggest obstacle.

The build

How you work through it.

Not a loose pile of pages to skim. The order is built on purpose, each part sits on the one before it, and you end up with a finished result instead of a list of good advice.

1

Spot your own pattern

You compare the hyperfocus and crash cycle with a pace that holds up over months. That gives you a realistic weekly capacity.

2

A weekly plan with fixed blocks

You fill in the day, the time, the step and the reminder. The commitment comes from the calendar entry rather than from willpower.

3

Weigh disclosure

Arguments for and against disclosure, separated by whether you have a German disability determination (GdB). You decide per application and note when you will act on it.

4

Interview and role fit

Time boxing as a technique against impulsivity in the interview, plus a role check for the position in front of you. The check is a question to ask yourself, not a list of jobs to rule out.

Cover of the career guide “Applying with ADHD” by Nick's Advisory

What is inside

Applying with ADHD

14 €
PDF + WORD + EXCEL
  • Application process broken into micro steps
  • Disclosure decision with and without a GdB
  • Time boxing technique for the interview
  • Application tracker as an Excel template

One-off, no subscriptionInstant downloadInvoice incl. 19% VAT

A look inside

Real pages, not mockups.

Three pages from the guide, exactly as they reach you after the purchase.

Guide page “How many applications you can really manage”: a bar comparison between a hyperfocus pattern with 42 applications in week 1 and an even pattern across four weeks, followed by a fill-in table for the weekly plan.
Guide page “Say it or not?”: a two-column table with arguments for and against disclosure, two example cases with and without a German disability determination, plus fill-in fields for your own weighing and your decision for this application.
Guide page “Which roles fit you and which do not”: two columns of role characteristics that tend to fit well or less well, followed by a four-point role check to tick off for the position in front of you.

The download

One purchase, two languages, three ways to work.

DE / EN

Both versions

The download holds two folders, one English, one German. You pay once and decide yourself which language you work in.

PDF

Real form fields

You type straight into the PDF on your computer and save as you go. Printing works too, it just is not necessary.

WORD + XLS

Worksheets included

If you would rather write in Word, use the worksheets that come with it; the calculations sit in the Excel file.

What the price is measured against

A missed application deadline costs you the role before the interview ever happens.

Nick Schaefer, career coach and former Head of People

Who is behind it

Written from the hiring manager's side.

I am Nick, over 7 years in HR teams from start-up to corporate, most recently as Head of People. Everything in this guide is something I have used, asked or decided myself.

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Before you buy

What buyers want to know first.

I have a diagnosis but no German disability determination. Does the guide still fit?

Yes, the part on disclosure is built for exactly that. Most people with ADHD have no GdB determination, so the guide treats the two situations separately instead of giving one blanket recommendation that only fits half its readers.

Is this in English or in German?

Both. The download holds two folders, one with the English and one with the German version. You pay once and decide yourself which language you work in, which helps when a German employer asks for documents in German.

Do I have to print this out?

No. The PDF has real form fields, you type straight into it on your computer and save as you go. If you prefer Word, use the worksheets that come with it. Printing works too, it is just not necessary.

How does buying work, and is it safe?

Payment runs through Stripe, the same payment provider Amazon and Zalando use. I never see your card details. Right after payment you get the download link on the confirmation page and by email, plus an invoice showing German VAT. Checkout, download and confirmation email are all in English.

Ready

Applying with ADHD

It usually does not fall apart in the interview. It falls apart at the application process itself.

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