I decided a few years ago to retire from my Nursing career and become a Minister. After four more years of college, I cannot find an opening in the Ministry, so I decided to go back into nursing. Guess what? no recent experience ( I had 22 years). I now have eight years of college, so I am overqualified to work in fast food or deliver pizza's, but have no experience in either career.

I have been out of work since the week of Christmas. I cannot get anyone to call me back. What could I be doing wrong. I need some serious help. I have several years of PM experience, and some people have told me before that I have too much experience. What does that mean? I can't help the experience I have accumulated throughout the years. I need a job like yesterday. I feel like giving up at times.

A friend can't get hired and was told to remove her Master's Degree from her resume and her chances would get better. Any ideas? Is this normal now?

I have been a store manager for over 25 years and was replaced with someone making less than half of my salary. Over the past seven months I have applied to so many jobs and turned down before even getting as interview. I'm being told I'm over qualified for the positions. I'm so confused as to why I can't even get an interview to discuss anything

Hi, my name is Dereke I have applied for well over 100 different jobs in West Virginia with no luck I have had several calls with people telling me I am over qualified. What does that even mean?

I had a job lined up doing mail order (I need the Xtra cash and I like the company)

I have about seven years in production / mail order but suddenly I got the call I was turned down. Why? I had owned my own company. I was 'over qualified' & wasn't even given a chance, after earlier getting the job from a temp agency! Owners of small businesses work their tails off - I feel this was a case of prejudice rather than a rational decision.

Oh yeah, thanks everyone in Portland Oregon for keeping the wages low and positions grueling. I know we've had an influx of people, but the market out there is insane.

Just finished my masters in counseling but can't find a job. I refuse to work for 10 dollars an hour. I'm over qaulified for most jobs. So frustrating!!!!. I'm a born again Christian so I know will make a way where there is no way.

After working for myself and having made in the 100k vicinity as a 20 something ,I think it is turning off possible employers,due too the fact they feel I'm gonna end up putting the guy interviewing me out of work or won't accept 12$hour jobs !TIME TO STOP BRINGING MY A GAME TO INTERVIEWS ITS HURTING ME !!

I seem to be in a position where finding another Nursing position closer to home is near to impossible! I am one semester away from finishing my MSN in Nursing Leadership, I have years of experience in the peri-operative department, but no one is looking at my resume! Am I over qualified...should I dumb down my resume? I just want to work closer to my home and not drive 2.5 hours a day. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Have many of you experienced the frustration of being qualified for a particular job, even perhaps over-qualified. And either you get selected for an interview and the interview goes extremely well, but don't get selected for the position? Or perhaps. not even getting selected for an interview?