Is being overqualified a real thing or just an easy rejection excuse? I have 12 years in my field and am applying one level down intentionally.

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It is definitely a real thing when it is combined with ageism it’s then a death sentence no jobs will even look at you. I left my education off resumes to get jobs when I needed to.

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I even downplayed my years of experience to say “over X years” of experience instead of saying how many actual years of experience I have which really dates me.

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It's both. Some companies genuinely worry that you'll get bored, resent the pay, or leave the second something at your level opens up. That's a real concern from their side. But it's also 100% used as a convenient rejection when the real reason is something else entirely, like budget or internal politics. The frustrating part is you'll never know which one it is because they'll always frame it the same way.

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Or it could simply be that the hiring manager feels that you are indeed overqualified AND if they feel as if you are actually BETTER qualified than they are, then they simply aren’t going to hire you. They want to hire an ally, someone who will be grateful for the job, versus a threat who either a) won’t stay in the job or b) will potentially criticize them.

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When I was trying to pick up any part time work that I could, yes-I was overqualified to stock shelves at PetSmart with a Masters degree, but that doesn't change the fact that I needed a job. Places don't realize that somebody that is willing to take a job under their level of qualification probably really needs this and would not be the slacker that calls off because they're hung over that you may end up hiring.

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Being overqualified is absolutely an issue. Companies think you will tuck and turn the second you have a better offer. Which is probably the truth, but it doesn’t mean you won’t work hard up until that.

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Same here! I can't imagine what more they want. I have been in the administrative position for many, MANY years and am having a hard time even getting jobs below my skill set.

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So what you're saying is I should say I have less experience in order to get a job. That's fine with me. I just need something!!

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Me too!

It is a real issue. In a Corporate heavy work climate you have a massive amount of applicants for the same job. They don't have enough nurses, they train more, corporate doesn't employ them or they keep turnaround at a circus rate to reduce long term benefits like 401 k, and you have a massive amount of overeducated personnel trained in the community and the whole healthcare system on a who gets to work rotation.
It's about power. Particularly for a labor heavy state. Corporate on a hell bound mission to impress upon you the value of your job.
So you don't whistle blow, you keep your mouth shut at work and you do what your told with low pay and few benefits.
I'm generally indifferent to labor management issues. But when I see the, "I'm going to make an example of you so that everyone, especially you, find a greater value in us than we are worth." I can see through the overeducated job seeker search and just have to say, "You know too much." and now you know more.
I work I get paid I go home that's the extent of any job I have. I try to stay out of it.

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I have had to “dumb down” my resume in the past and it actually helped. I’m not saying to be dishonest but maybe highlight more of the grunt work that you did which doesn’t always get highlighted on a resume. I have been on the hiring manager side and they simply are not going to hire someone who is more qualified than they are unless it is strictly for a “subject matter expert” position.

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It is a real thing, for years I had a hard time transitioning from nursing home to hospital so I revised my resume, I removed the supervisor and unit manager job and asked for $5,000 less than I was making and was offered jobs by two major hospitals in my town.

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