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Scott Huck, 27, left Salford University with a masters degree in computer science two years ago but has been rejected from hundreds of jobs.
Sheila Huck and her son Scott
The loving mum has urged businesses to give her autistic son a chance... after he was rejected for over 900 jobs.
Computer whizz Scott Huck, 27, left Salford University with a masters degree two years ago and has been tirelessly applying for jobs ever since.
But the hard-working IT graduate has been rejected hundreds of times.
His mum Sheila Wilson Huck puts down to the ‘ignorance’ of employers - who she says can’t see her son’s true potential.
Proud mum Sheila, from Withington , says Scott is a ‘lovely, bright, caring person’ but his fruitless search for employment has left him feeling depressed.
In a desperate bid to help her son, Sheila posted an emotional plea on Facebook asking employers to give Scott a chance.
Her post has been shared more than 24,000 times and she has had messages of support from all over the world including Italy, the Netherlands and India.
She said: “It’s incredible the amount of people who have responded to me and are in the same boat.
“I was so frustrated every time Scott comes home from an interview and was disappointed, I just had to do something. It got to the stage where he got really depressed.
“There are hundreds of people in the same situation as Scott that are fighting to get a job - it’s not uncommon.
“A job would be life-changing for him. He’s in his bedroom every single day. My husband Harry takes him to work and he’s learnt a lot of life skills from that. But he wants to be working in the field he trained in.”
Former Ewing School pupil Scott is on the ‘lower end’ of the autistic spectrum.
Teaching assistant Sheila said hundreds of parents with autistic children have shared similar experiences with her.
She said: “I think because he comes across a little bit differently employers run a mile. When you meet him you would think something was different but you wouldn’t know what.
“He desperately wants to work and have a job. It just breaks my heart.
“A lot of people have asked why he doesn’t start his own business but he needs to be out there working with people.”
Since Sheila’s emotional plea, prospective employers from the BBC, IBM have shown interest in Scott, while a representative from Microsoft has also promised to look over his CV.
SOURCE: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...er-news/autistic-mum-plea-job-appeal-11198611
Scott Huck, 27, left Salford University with a masters degree in computer science two years ago but has been rejected from hundreds of jobs.
Sheila Huck and her son Scott
The loving mum has urged businesses to give her autistic son a chance... after he was rejected for over 900 jobs.
Computer whizz Scott Huck, 27, left Salford University with a masters degree two years ago and has been tirelessly applying for jobs ever since.
But the hard-working IT graduate has been rejected hundreds of times.
His mum Sheila Wilson Huck puts down to the ‘ignorance’ of employers - who she says can’t see her son’s true potential.
Proud mum Sheila, from Withington , says Scott is a ‘lovely, bright, caring person’ but his fruitless search for employment has left him feeling depressed.
In a desperate bid to help her son, Sheila posted an emotional plea on Facebook asking employers to give Scott a chance.
Her post has been shared more than 24,000 times and she has had messages of support from all over the world including Italy, the Netherlands and India.
She said: “It’s incredible the amount of people who have responded to me and are in the same boat.
“I was so frustrated every time Scott comes home from an interview and was disappointed, I just had to do something. It got to the stage where he got really depressed.
“There are hundreds of people in the same situation as Scott that are fighting to get a job - it’s not uncommon.
“A job would be life-changing for him. He’s in his bedroom every single day. My husband Harry takes him to work and he’s learnt a lot of life skills from that. But he wants to be working in the field he trained in.”
Former Ewing School pupil Scott is on the ‘lower end’ of the autistic spectrum.
Teaching assistant Sheila said hundreds of parents with autistic children have shared similar experiences with her.
She said: “I think because he comes across a little bit differently employers run a mile. When you meet him you would think something was different but you wouldn’t know what.
“He desperately wants to work and have a job. It just breaks my heart.
“A lot of people have asked why he doesn’t start his own business but he needs to be out there working with people.”
Since Sheila’s emotional plea, prospective employers from the BBC, IBM have shown interest in Scott, while a representative from Microsoft has also promised to look over his CV.
SOURCE: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...er-news/autistic-mum-plea-job-appeal-11198611
