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In today's competitive job market, we often come across the term "overqualified" as a reason for not moving forward in interviews. But this inspiring story proves that amidst it all, there are compassionate professionals who believe in giving everyone a fair chance and connecting them with the right opportunities. (https://lnkd.in/eFdpiMdE) A big shoutout to those interviewers who play a vital role in transforming job-seekers' lives, helping them transition from unemployment to meaningful employment ❤
"overqualified" frequently is code for "too old" or "too expensive"
Mine was different, I was interviewed for a senior position and I did extremely well. They called me after 3 days to do a second interview which also went well. Then I was invited for psychometric test😄. Hahaha now I'm waiting for an offer letter, then boom....... A meeting scheduled on teams. I attended the meeting and I was told that they are offering me a junior position in the same department🤣🤣🤣🤣. I was told that if I perform well I will get the manager position in 2 years time🤔. The funny part is, the roles and responsibilities of the junior position that was created for me are those of the managerial position I initially applied for🤣🤣🤣🤣. I politely declined their offer. I may not have much but I am not desperate, neither will allow a company to take advantage of me. I know my worth🙏
I was surprised while I was actively job searching and gave a recruiter my range, she kind of paused for a moment then informed me for the role and my level of experience she would expect to pay someone over 20k higher than the top of the range I gave and went ahead and said she would note my pay range at the higher number. I truly appreciate her pointing that out, while it can benefit any company to pay an employee less at the end of the day it’s not a good way to retain them. I’m grateful to her for being so open about it instead of making it something that was taken advantage of.
A rejection letter is always a rejection, just wish they cared enough to add a little more detail. I understand that there could be 100's/1,000's to reply to. However, they posted the role; we answered the call. I was sent a rejection from the same company numerous times, from numerous submissions - and then one day I landed and got the interview. Third interview in and was sitting in front of the hiring manager, and at the end of the interview all my rejections were discovered. She said "I have to be honest, you are way over-qualified for this role and you should be submitting in for S/C Level roles within our company". Employers, if you just didn't rely on one specific template, you could've saved your company time and provided an inspirational message to many candidates out there; rather than the standard "you qualifications don't match what we are looking for"...be kind and provide more detail.
Meanwhile I can’t get anyone to give me an interview
Makes me sad that this story shows up as an exceptional one. This is basic recruitment step: if an application fits better to a different role the recruiter moves the candidate to this other role. Like 1 + 1 equals 2...
Amazing! It's refreshing to come across quality professionals in today's ghosting society! 👏🏼
Transitioning to a New Career in UI UX Design
1yThis is extremely frustrating. You often start your career being told you don't have ENOUGH experience. Then once you start working, you somehow gain TOO MUCH EXPERIENCE. Isn't ironic that you are supposed to GAIN EXPERIENCE as you GROW throughout your career only to be told later that you are now OVERQUALIFIED - if you are lucky. Today, you don't know what you did not do right, you just know that you have been rejected by the hiring manager. Being optimistic, try to see rejection as REDIRECTION, and work to find that career that is the best fit for you.