| Topic Name: |
Job Searches |
| Message Name: |
OVERQUALIFIED??? |
| Date Posted: |
02/05/2002 |
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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: |
If overqualified, offer to forget 1/2 of what you know and negotiate from there. For if you are overqualified for damn near every job the firm has you should do well no matter what job they give to you. I get the feeling they're saying you are too old, but can't because that's age discrimination and you'll slap them with a lawsuit.
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