...took place this morning, involved some pretty arduous testing and more of the traditional interview stuff and appeared to go very well.
So bloody 'well' in fact that the end result was my being told me I am way over qualified and hence probably not suitable for the job!! Fab!
The parting shot was that I would be contacted sometime next week with the final outcome but I suspect we can probably guess what it's going to be.
Hey ho....next! On the positive side the whole rigmarole was good experience and if I have to be turned down better for that reason than the alternative!
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If they do go down the over qualified route, remind them in your "thanks for' letter that they know where to find you when they have a serious job they want to fill.
Me thinks they may live to regret that.
John: Already had the conversation :o)
Marc: Maybe....but thank you for the vote of confidence :o)
Gemma - you might also want to take the high road and see if any of those that interviewed have any contacts that they can refer you to. It might lead to other possibilities.
Hopefully the intended employer will be quick to figure out that sometimes overqualified works in their favour.
Almost like having a delicious icecream cone at the ready in their back pocket.
I was overqualified for the job I have now. I asked the interviewer why that was a problem, and what I could do to overcome it. That started another discussion that ended up with me in the job.
In my opinion, "you're overqualified" is one of the dumbest things an interviewer can say. Pretty much says that he/she is UNDERQUALIFIED as an interviewer.
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