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You may read the title of this post and exclaim, “If only!” but being over-qualified for the job is becoming an unexpected but increasingly common problem in today’s job market.
“Over-qualified” happens when your skills, experience and knowledge clearly exceed the job position you are applying for. Unfortunately many jobseekers today, particularly those who have been made redundant, are finding that in order to get back on the job market they are needing to apply for jobs a few rungs lower on the ladder. A housing Communications Manager advertising for the relatively junior “Communications Officer” role recently was surprised to find [...]
“I have a first degree, an MBA and work experience; why are employers not responding to my applications? My qualifications speak for themselves.”
These are the words of a 20-something graduate I spoke with recently.
The missing link between this young man’s desire for a job and his lack of success so far can be put down to both a lack of understanding of ‘what’ will make him more employable and ‘how’ to put this across. 
