"Overqualified"
How do you deal with this response?
Whether you receive it via e-mail, voice message, immediately at the interview OR... worse case when a handful or staffing agencies say they can longer assist you for this reason alone.
I try to tell employers I can save them training, time, and be an asset to their company. NOBODY cares. I thought that being married without kids was a bonus given I can travel, and have availability, but that's "too much."
At least if I was lacking skills I would have something to work on...but I cannot take away or lie about what I have to offer an employer.
WHAT WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE QUALIFICATIONS IS MISINFORMATION,MISINFORMED,LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM ON THEIR PART.WHERE DID THIS HAPPENED?WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY WORKING THERE.THE APPEARANCE.WORK STATIONS.SOME INVESTIGATING.ASK SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES.HOW DID THEY GET HIRED.PAY ATTENTION TO HOW THEY RESPOND.IF YOU HAVE A HUNCH IT'S OR SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT.WALK AWAY.
Hi nick how are doing tonight and want do e you mean by over qualified and is it because of your work experience and I hope that you will get your darmsta your driam job and I Wich you may have forbl drrm job and I Wich you very good lock Jeff
...try googling that Question---and see what comes Up....there are all kinds of ' hidden ' meanings for interview questions...perhaps de Same for responses employers give Ya....
To sure of yourself, I would bring it down a little. We all have life experience some more than other's.
You have "Assisted' in your resume too many times. Right click the work and use something else and not in past tense.
Recommend to see what a functional resume looks like. Remove the Master degree just keep it down the Bachelor degree. Also make sure only 10 years of employment is on the resume.
I get alot of that...I think that they are intimidated by my experiences or they want a person that has no experience and they would train them the way they want
Hi Nicole,
If you are looking to get into Recruiting, I would start reaching out to all companies in your area. This means both Corporate positions as well as Agency roles. A lot of times the larger Agencies (Robert Half, Randstad, etc.) will be looking to bring people on with all different levels of experience. They may ask to bring you on as a "Contractor" until you prove yourself but it seems like that wouldn't be a problem for you. Have you tried connecting with these companies in the past?
Overqualified can mean a bunch of different things. (As Stephen mentioned, you can even look it up on Google.) The way you respond can vary depending on which reason you think they have. Sometimes it's just an excuse. They think (wrongly) that it is kinder to tell this lie than to give no reason or the real reason. Are you overqualified? If so, they may be afraid that you'll want a higher salary than they want to pay. Or, they may be scared that you are only taking this until something better comes along. Since going through the hiring and training process is hard, they want to avoid that. For either of these reasons, your response is to reassure them that you understand that this job does not require all the skills from your previous work, and because of that it won't pay as much, but that it has components (list them) that you really enjoy, so it is a job that you truly want. (Assuming this is true.) Some people say to "dumb down" your resume, but I'd worry about a relationship that starts with a lie. Good luck!