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Do not worry about being over qualified. Put your energy into making your resume and cover letter present you as the BEST candidate so that you get an interview where you can reasure the hiring mgrnthat you will workout.
I have personally scheduled interviews with people that have advanced degrees for positions that could be filled by some with a GED and if they tell a believable reason for wanting to do the work I have hired 'em.
So if if the requirements of the job will be something that you can prove you can do that DO IT!
I am applying for a job but my resume makes me look overqualified, how do I tone it down? please help asap.
I have been over qualified for every position I have interviewed for. The job I got I can do in my sleep. Yesterday I had an interview and basically answered every question before the interviewer even asked them and not on purpose. He seemed impressed.
I also went for testing for another job and finished the testing almost 1/2 an hour-45 mins before everyone else. LOL. I hope its a good thing.
I've seen articles that state the reason folks don't want the overqualified is they think they'll leave first chance they get. By no means is that every job, but if you're McDonalds Manager and see an engineering apply for a cashier position, you got to wonder...
There is no use in toning down your resume. But be prepared for the interview because they may ask you that, why do you want to do that job. Employers some times don't hire overqualified persons because they feel the employee will leave their company once they get another job.
There actually might be use in toning down one's resume for a particular position - I would suggest simply omitting the more obvious things that make you appear over-qualified, if you feel it's really necessary...eg your degreee etc. But I'd advise caution, it could backfire.
I don't really believe someone is "overqualified", it's that the perception will be that you can't do the job. Employers are really just looking for someone who can do the job. They may even want to bring in someone who is promotable at a later date so you can't assume they really are looking for a stupid person who will make a lot of mistakes.
The thing you have to do is show why you should be hired for this position. Can you do the work? The perception often is that someone with a degree will think they're too good to flip hamburgers or is inept at anything that isn't about their degree, can't or won't fit in with other employees or their supervisor. That's the hurdle you have to overcome - maybe you have a degree that's higher than what's required but can you do this job?
Since this is a pretty unique situation, I would personally just take out all of the fluff, reword things to not sounds as "impressive", and just really focus on making the formatting extremely solid. Now, I've been duped by so many resume writing services and have spend upwards of $200 on them that I really just want to share what I've learned so that not everyone goes through it like I did.
Out of all of the extensive resume sites that I've used and tested, the best from personal experience is cvee.me/
It has helped me tremendously and I highly recommend that you at least check it out. Best of luck to everyone!
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