"Only dyslexics should apply": Job ad provokes controversy

A company has released a recruitment campaign which stipulates that all candidates must have dyslexia in order to apply.

The Garage, a creative firm based in London, has launched an ad which features Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs, who also had dyslexia. Beneath the photo, the caption reads: “We require people with a unique mind, so only dyslexics (like Steve) should apply.”

Chris Arnold, the Founder of the firm and a former Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi, spoke to The Guardian about the “innovative thinking” behind the advert, describing himself as a “dyslexic entrepreneur.”

Arnold claimed that he was unfazed if people regarded the ad as discriminatory, saying: “If you wanted to assemble the world’s best choir you’d want great singers, not tone-deaf ones. We are simply looking for the best innovative thinkers and they are usually dyslexics.”