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In your opinion, should having too impressive a resume hinder an employer from hiring said candidate?
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Being 'over qualified.'
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no... it shouldnt... it should demonstrate that the candidate can/is willing to learn. however, i did have an employer tell me that by being over qualified, i was more likely to leave the position quickly for a higher paying job when offered. Therefore the training time that it would take for me to learn the job would be a waste of time and money for the employer
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wants2laugh wrote:no... it shouldnt... it should demonstrate that the candidate can/is willing to learn. however, i did have an employer tell me that by being over qualified, i was more likely to leave the position quickly for a higher paying job when offered. Therefore the training time that it would take for me to learn the job would be a waste of time and money for the employer
Depending on the investment in training for the employer and to what level the applicant is over qualified. If I ran a warehouse, would I hire a laid off accountant with no previous experience as a fork lift operator? I'm thinking no.
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^ I was gonna say no, but he makes a point.
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Alan Smithee wrote: Depending on the investment in training for the employer and to what level the applicant is over qualified. If I ran a warehouse, would I hire a laid off accountant with no previous experience as a fork lift operator? I'm thinking no.
Hey, I was a warehouseman/fork lift operator, whose experience was in direct care with developmentally disabled. I lasted a few years with that company, learned to make truck deliveries, inventory, loading and unloading semi's with said forklift and got pretty good at it. A nice vacation from taking care of ppl.
So, you have to consider aptitude. Maybe someone is looking for a little less stress they are getting in their professional field. Back in the Hippie days I went from being a cop, then a computer operator in a bank to sweeping streets at the French Market Corp. A fellow long haired street sweeper had a Master's degree. But, we were looking for right livelihood.
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Not at all.
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Shale wrote:
Hey, I was a warehouseman/fork lift operator, whose experience was in direct care with developmentally disabled.
But you weren't an accountant, right?
There are exceptions to everything but the over qualified person would need to convince me they planned on staying. If I was in that position, I'd be dumbing down my application as much as I thought I could.
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I never understood that myself. If someone is capable of handling the job, then their having a more impressive past job experience shouldn't make a difference. Makes you wonder if maybe the hiring managers are just afraid that they may be qualified enough to one day take their job. lol
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While it suck for the person just trying to earn a buck, I understand the hesitation. If I have a degree, I am not going to plan on working the counter at Mickey D's for life. They know this.
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Chris wrote:In your opinion, should having too impressive a resume hinder an employer from hiring said candidate?
In general, it shouldn't....but it all depends on the job. I have a friend who has been out of work for a LONG time....basically because he is considered over qualified. But he's also the type to change jobs like people change clothes. He's quick to jump to a new gig that pays more money, without looking at the pros and cons of other aspects of the job. When employers see that you're prone to leaving quickly, that can also hurt you too.
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RedBedroom wrote:While it suck for the person just trying to earn a buck, I understand the hesitation. If I have a degree, I am not going to plan on working the counter at Mickey D's for life. They know this.
I was about to say that. People who're hired for a position they're overqualified for end up bolting the first chance they get. They're usually not dependable.
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It is true that alot of people aint dependable when they take jobs they are overqualified for.
When I was working at Office Max, one of the supervisors from a record store I used to work at was hired to be a floor associate. I think he was there for like a week before he quit. When they were talking about him after and why he quit, someone pointed out that he had had mgmt experience and that he basically took the job out of desperation. Everybody knows what they are worth when it comes to experience and nobody is happy to work beneath their bar!
When I was working at Office Max, one of the supervisors from a record store I used to work at was hired to be a floor associate. I think he was there for like a week before he quit. When they were talking about him after and why he quit, someone pointed out that he had had mgmt experience and that he basically took the job out of desperation. Everybody knows what they are worth when it comes to experience and nobody is happy to work beneath their bar!
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