Have you been labeled overqualified for a job you want or need? You can change a prospective employer’s first impression
By Sue Shellenbarger Aug. 19, 2019 5:30 am ET A 39-year-old executive with a successful record as a senior vice president has been job-hunting since she was laid off a few months ago. She doesn’t care about matching her former title. She just wants a challenging job where she can learn and grow.
Many people wrongly assume a power-packed résumé is a ticket to a job, says Oliver Hahl, an assistant professor of organization theory and strategy at Carnegie Mellon University. “Decisions are often much more nuanced than that,” he says. Labeling a candidate as overqualified is often a pretext for age discrimination. But younger workers also face this obstacle.
Some people have legitimate reasons for applying for jobs beneath their capabilities, such as gaining more time for family-care duties or recovering from burnout. Employers still worry that such applicants overestimate their own willingness to live with the losses that come with reduced status, says Mark Phillips, chief executive of Sanford Rose Associates/HireEducation, a Boulder, Colo., recruiting firm. He’s skeptical of candidates who say they’re willing to take a 25% pay cut, for example.
Lorraine Vargas Townsend held senior human-resources leadership posts at several companies ranging from 5,000 to 150,000 employees before deciding last year to take some time off with her wife and baby. A recruiter soon approached her about an opening at a 600-employee company, saying, “I have this job, but it’s too small for you,” Ms. Townsend says.
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