Are You Overqualified for This Job?
March 24, 2009 Interviews, Job Searching TrackBack URLSo you’ve been out of work for a while now and are struggling to find the right role at the right level.
You decide to be flexible and start applying for roles with less pay and with less responsibility to start earning and get back into the market. Seems sensible.
But then you keep getting asked that annoying question: “Are you not overqualified for this role..? Will you not be off as soon as the market picks up?”
So how do you handle such a question?
Click here to see a useful list of sample answers to this question from career columnist, Joyce Lain Kennedy. Not all the suggestions will apply to you. Not all will suit your style. But they should stimulate some ideas and help you come up with a credible response.
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November 22nd, 2009 at 11:47 pm
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