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[If it were ILLEGAL], the company doing the hiring would just give a different reason for declining you. "We found a better qualified candidate." or "We deci
by bilbo0s 13y ago
[If it were ILLEGAL], the company doing the hiring would just give a different reason for declining you.
"We found a better qualified candidate."
or
"We decided to go with the internal candidate."
or, and this one is ironclad in the case of these sorts of contractors...
"We can't meet your salary expectations."
This type of government contractor generally makes FAR more than most companies would be willing to pay.
In any case, they don't need to tell you that it's because you worked for BAH for instance.
- D9u 13y agoIn the past I've been told that I'm "over qualified." (completely ridiculous)
- HelloMcFly 13y agoNot if you are actually over-qualified, which makes hiring managers doubt how long you'll stick around.
- samstave 13y agoThat could just mean you're too expensive. I went through a few rounds with a company and after they asked me how much I make they were stunned because they wanted to pay someone 40% of what I make for that position.
- rmc 13y agoMakes sense really. Someone over qualified for a job will probably take this job and continue to look for a new job and if they find one quit and move on. You don't want to hire someone only for them to quit in 4 months time.
- rmc 13y agoSure, they can claim that's the reason why they didn't hire you. But if you can show in court that that wasn't their actual reason, and the actual reason for not hiring you was illegal, then yes, you can win.