My friend wants a referral for a job at my firm but is under qualified. What's a good way to tell them that without hurting their feelings?

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No one is under qualified for this career. Being a bad fit might be another story.

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Tell him or her the truth. This is a business , don’t take it personal.

How is he under qualified?

Say they're not hiring right now

Ask someone to interview him (so you still did him a solid) but brief the interviewer ahead of time and they can make this business sound pretty tough. Not hard to get people to rethink it

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