“You’re overqualified”

Over the past year I’ve seen a lot of posts from job seekers upset with this response. As someone who has both hired many people, and dealt with hundreds of hiring teams, I’d like to offer some of the reasoning behind this statement in the hopes that if you ever find yourself in this position, maybe you can pro-actively address these points and land that job.

1. You’ll not have job satisfaction.

Imagine going back to a job that you did as a fresh graduate. …