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Job Searches |
| Message Name: |
Hey, bro |
| Date Posted: |
01/28/2002 |
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How does one handle the old over and uderqualified excuses of why after an initial interview there is no further interest? In my case the last three interviews ended in situations where I was liked (and received positive feedback from recruiters but either considered overqualified (which in my book is the lamest excuse possible) or underqualified (which also was bogus given that I have the requisite experience in the field I work in and was applying for a position that required a minimum of ten years experience). How do you handle something like this? I am sick of using recruiters simply because I think that they are not screening me properly for potential positions and are wasting my time in addition to making doubt my abilities. |
| Message: |
Yesterday was so beautiful, I walked to SJU and back in my shirtsleeves. Relax and enjoy the weather, AND realize that finding a good match takes time. Regardless of how lame the excuse is, the fact is that they didn't consider you a good match, so just keep looking until you find someone who does.
Networking with alumni and members of professional orgs can help; also, what about recently retired co-workers?
Also, get a tape of Three Days of the Condor and watch it a few times. Toward the end, Robert Redford receives some excellent career advice from Joubert. Apply it to yourself and you'll feel much more self-confident.
Best of luck, L-man!
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