Companies and Organizations that have Employment Recruitment Program for Autistic Students

Below are a list of resources to support you in your employment search:

• Aspiritech
  • We are one of the largest employers of autistic adults in North America. We are passionate about people, purpose, and the power of neurodiversity. We strive to create an uplifting environment where our team members can reach their fullest potential.

• Autonomy Works
  • Autonomy Work partners with leading companies needing high quality operations support.  These companies work in the following career fields:
    • Digital Marketing: Manage and optimize online campaigns.
    • Transaction Processing: Record and validate critical transactions.
    • Data Management: Build and verify data sets that enable great decisions.
    • Quality Assurance: Test and certify websites and operational systems.

• BHP
  • BHP is a leading global resources company that includes locations in the United States (Resolution Copper, Arizona)
  • Article:  Neurodiversity Through Our Team’s Eyes

• Dell Neurodiversity Hiring Program
  • Dell focuses on sales of personal computers, network servers, data storage solutions, and software. As of January 2021, Dell was the largest shipper of PC monitors globally and the third-largest PC vendor by unit sales worldwide
    • Article:  How One Company Is Redefining Hiring and Working With People With Autism (Dell Technologies)

• DXC Technology and the DXC Dandelion Program. 
  • The DXC Dandelion Program  helps businesses in the IT industry hire and train autistic individuals.

• Ernest and Young (EY) Career Opportunities
  • Article: How Neurodiversity is Driving Innovation from Unexpected Places at EY

• Ford Motor Company Career Opportunities
  • Ford Motor Company partners with Upbound at Work Program
  • Ford Works Program: participants bring their skills to teams in IT, Product Development, Credit, and Manufacturing.  The company is looking to expand the program to other roles.

• Freddie Mac: Career Opportunities
  • Article: Freddie Mac: Seeks Autistic Interns
  • Blog: Making Work Possible Through Accessibility and Inclusivity

• The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation: Engineering technologies and transforming the workplace—inspired by neurodiversity.  Vanderbilt University, School of Engineering.  This website includes a 13-minute video from 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper.  This video is about companies seeking out potential employees with autism and interviews with autistic students who have obtained full-time jobs.

• Game Stop Career Areas include: Corporate, Customer Service and Stores

• Google: Our Hiring Process
  • Article: Strengthening Our Workplace With Neurodiverse Talent  (This website includes Google Cloud’s Autism Career Program.)

• HP Inc.   HP Spectrum Success Program
  • Recruiting, hiring, and retaining qualified candidates with autism.

• Inclusively
  • Search and connect to jobs with employers who are actively working to attract and retain diverse talent and create truly inclusive workplaces.

• Microsoft: Career Opportunities
  • Microsoft: Neurodiversity Hiring Program
  • Microsoft Global Diversity and Inclusion
  • Article: Unique Microsoft Hiring Program Opens More Doors for People with Autism

• Pepsico Career Opportunities
  • Pepsico Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Salesforce Career Opportunities
  • Article: Innovation Meets Inclusion with Salesforces Autism Work Program

• Specialisterne USA
  • Specialisterne USA works with businesses to help them integrate people on the autism spectrum into their workforce.
    • Job Opportunities

• Stanford School of Medicine program matches autistic job seekers with employers.
  • Students may want to apply to be part of this research study and receive assistance with their job search
  • Stanford at Work program a division of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project

• Ultranauts Inc.
  • Ultranauts Inc. is on a mission to prove that neurodiversity, including autism, is a competitive advantage to business.  To achieve this mission Ultranauts has built the world’s first fully remote workplace for neurodiverse talent. 75% of Ultranauts employees are on the Autism Spectrum. The company was founded in 2013.  The world’s first fully remote workplace for cognitively diverse teams working in 30 state across the United States.
    • Current Job Openings

• Wells Fargo: Career Opportunities

• WTW (Willis Towers Watson)
  • The world’s third largest insurance broker. It focuses mainly on insurance brokerage, advisory and risk management.  The company is a member of the Autism @ Work Employer Roundtable.
    • WTW Inclusion and Diversity: The WTW Commitment

• Zenith Optimedia
  • Advertising and public relations company. It has implemented more inclusive hiring practices which include phone or Skype interviews and project-based interview as opposed to verbal interviews.  It has also developed a variety of other accommodations.  It has a commitment to hiring individuals with autism and experienced great success.