Career Advice
Former recruitment agency experts answer
employment questions, candidly suggesting how to
negotiate your salary, find a really good job,
handle phone interviews, and more. Sage advice like this is
priceless.
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OverQualified
Q.
I'm overqualified for the job. How do I convince
the employer that I sincerely want the position?
A. People sometimes apply for
lesser positions due to a desire to get a job
quickly after long period of unemployment or a
sometimes it is a desire to focus on other areas
of life. But this is a tricky situations
since many prospective employers will be
reluctant to hire you for fear you will be
dissatisfied and quit when something better comes
along, or you may even end up taking over their
job!
To combat these perceptions, some job seekers
tone down their resumes, omitting certain
positions, degrees and credentials to make
themselves appear less qualified. But this can
come back to haunt you - if in the future a job
opens up within your company and you apply for it
stating your full qualifications, you may look
suspect for not having been forthcoming when you
originally joined the company.
Another course of action is to market yourself
more aggressively by presenting very clearly the
advantages of hiring you. Convince the employer
that your added expertise or education can
benefit both you and the company. Of course
to allay fears that you will leave as soon as
something better comes along, you'll need to
demonstrate your sincerity and reassure them that
you're looking to stay for the long-term. To do
this, give honest, plausible reasons why you will
be loyal. Some people in these situations have
been successful by offering to sign a contract.
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