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by ThrowawayR2 871 days ago
I predict that that will be followed shortly by a mysterious sharp increase in applicants claiming to have nystagmus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nystagmus), which causes random involuntary eye movements, but without any medical documentation.
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What's interesting is this wouldn't necessarily imply cheating. That doesn't sound like an issue I'd necessarily draw attention to under normal circumstances, but if I knew interviewers were likely to be paying close attention to my eye movements I certainly would.
Yes, exactly. I have nystagmus myself because of an underlying medical condition that causes other vision problems and it's depressing that interviewers might think it's reason for suspicion.
I've been a pain in the ass in quite a few feedback sessions when people brought up a candidate not making "enough" eye contact. Usually I mention that they could be treading into infringing on a protected class and they shut up.