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If he tried, they'd just reject him for being overqualified.

war1025 8y ago
There are plenty of jobs where the bar you have to clear is "shows up on time and isn't strung out on drugs". Don't even need a resume for them.
- jpindar 8y ago
  They still make you fill out an application listing your past jobs.
  - loco5niner 8y ago
    And as long as he "shows up on time and isn't strung out on drugs", he can still get hired and stay employed.
    - Aeolun 8y ago
      Not as long as there’s 26 year old less qualified people applying for the same position.
      - loco5niner 8y ago
        There certainly are. Still, plenty of jobs. Just move on to the next one.
loco5niner 8y ago
He doesn't have to tell them how qualified he is. He could be a waiter, or work at a grocery store.
- Broken_Hippo 8y ago
  It doesn't matter: You still need to write down your job history. If your history includes well-paid jobs that you either need degrees or expertise for, it isn't a stretch to guess how qualified one is. Even for grocery stores, gas stations, and the like. Even if you do not write down the salaries you've made. You could leave that stuff off, but then you also are lying on the application and will be expected to explain the lack of job history.
  - loco5niner 8y ago
    Sure, put the job history out there if asked. No need to lie. It's easily explained by the truth: "I'm changing careers", "The job market is tough", "I've always loved acting", etc... Heck, before I got married I thought it would be fun to be a waiter at my favorite restaurant a couple nights a week. Meet people, work on my people skills, good food, occupy some time without getting myself into trouble...
    - ip26 8y ago
      I thought it would be fun... And did that actually happen? Or did you just think it.
      - loco5niner 8y ago
        I just thought it. And was young.
    - Broken_Hippo 8y ago
      "It's easily explained by the truth: "I'm changing careers", "The job market is tough", "I've always loved acting", etc..." Here is the thing: This sort of thing doesn't help much. I knew a dude that was told to his face, multiple times, that they didn't think he'd be happy making the money the place was offering and that they thought he'd be unhappy in a low position. The result was not getting a job. It didn't matter what he said. He simply needed a job. The money didn't matter so much because him and his wife downsized and owned a house and car, but he still needed a little income. He really didn't want the stress of management. No job. It doesn't matter what the truth is if it doesn't get past the filters of the person hiring. And that is if you even get to the interview portion where you can explain that sort of thing. Online applications for low-paying jobs are pretty basic. (of course, so were the paper ones they were replacing).
ken 8y ago
Does this actually happen? I went from software development to a much lower paying field, and nobody looking at my resume or interviewing me ever suggested that "over-qualification" might be a problem for me. All they wanted to know is if I could do the job.

There are plenty of jobs where the bar you have to clear is "shows up on time and isn't strung out on drugs". Don't even need a resume for them.

jpindar 8y ago
They still make you fill out an application listing your past jobs.
- loco5niner 8y ago
  And as long as he "shows up on time and isn't strung out on drugs", he can still get hired and stay employed.
  - Aeolun 8y ago
    Not as long as there’s 26 year old less qualified people applying for the same position.
    - loco5niner 8y ago
      There certainly are. Still, plenty of jobs. Just move on to the next one.

loco5niner 8y ago

He doesn't have to tell them how qualified he is. He could be a waiter, or work at a grocery store.

Broken_Hippo 8y ago
It doesn't matter: You still need to write down your job history. If your history includes well-paid jobs that you either need degrees or expertise for, it isn't a stretch to guess how qualified one is. Even for grocery stores, gas stations, and the like. Even if you do not write down the salaries you've made. You could leave that stuff off, but then you also are lying on the application and will be expected to explain the lack of job history.
- loco5niner 8y ago
  Sure, put the job history out there if asked. No need to lie. It's easily explained by the truth: "I'm changing careers", "The job market is tough", "I've always loved acting", etc... Heck, before I got married I thought it would be fun to be a waiter at my favorite restaurant a couple nights a week. Meet people, work on my people skills, good food, occupy some time without getting myself into trouble...
  - ip26 8y ago
    I thought it would be fun... And did that actually happen? Or did you just think it.
    - loco5niner 8y ago
      I just thought it. And was young.
  - Broken_Hippo 8y ago
    "It's easily explained by the truth: "I'm changing careers", "The job market is tough", "I've always loved acting", etc..." Here is the thing: This sort of thing doesn't help much. I knew a dude that was told to his face, multiple times, that they didn't think he'd be happy making the money the place was offering and that they thought he'd be unhappy in a low position. The result was not getting a job. It didn't matter what he said. He simply needed a job. The money didn't matter so much because him and his wife downsized and owned a house and car, but he still needed a little income. He really didn't want the stress of management. No job. It doesn't matter what the truth is if it doesn't get past the filters of the person hiring. And that is if you even get to the interview portion where you can explain that sort of thing. Online applications for low-paying jobs are pretty basic. (of course, so were the paper ones they were replacing).

ken 8y ago

Does this actually happen? I went from software development to a much lower paying field, and nobody looking at my resume or interviewing me ever suggested that "over-qualification" might be a problem for me. All they wanted to know is if I could do the job.