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Demand for Skilled Workers Has Been Declining Since 2000

• orionblastar 11y ago
  I noticed that when I submitted my resume for jobs after 2000 that I would get rejected and the cause for the rejection was "overqualfied". They'd usually hire a younger less skilled worker instead. Just for grins I applied for the position of CEO at a few companies and still got the "overqualified" rejection. It was like HR just noticed on my resume that my college degrees were earned a long time ago and my job history is too skilled and they just rubber stamp "overqualified" for people like me.
  • dawnbreez 11y ago
    This seems like a terrible excuse, especially for CEO positions. Who else should you hire, but someone who knows the field inside and out?
    • orionblastar 11y ago
      They don't want to pay the extra money for a skilled person. PCs and programming have gotten easier over the years so they can hire someone with less skill for less money.