I'd agree. Maybe 75% of the resumes I get are, as you colorfully say, punching above the weight class. I've continued to encourage job seekers (whether or not

I'd agree. Maybe 75% of the resumes I get are, as you colorfully say, punching above the weight class. I've continued to encourage job seekers (whether or not they are using my recruiting service) to apply to less jobs and spend more time on those fewer applications. I devoted at least a handful of pages in my book on this exact topic, to at least create the image of a passive job seeker even during active searches.