One of the most frustrating things a job seeker can encounter is the objection that he or she is overqualified. “What am I supposed to do?” they ask. “Hide the fact that I have ten years of experience ...

Jean Williams has a friend with a PhD who is working as a bartender to pay bills, and another who is working as a substitute teacher for $100 a day. And after eight months of diligently looking for a ...

For an employer, receiving an application from a candidate who meets those criteria can sometimes set off a three-alarm fire. Not only are such candidates perceived as requiring premium pay, but they ...

Grandview: Don Carroll, a former financial analyst with a master's degree in business administration from a top university, was clearly overqualified for the job running the claims department for ...

With the news that three in five graduates in work are overqualified, Judith Woods says: go and take a course at the university of hard knocks Thousands more took jobs that do not require a degree ...

Landing a stretch job can be a challenge, but isn’t nearly as difficult as landing a job when you are overqualified. According to Merriam-Webster, “overqualified” as defined is having more education, ...