anyone else encountered this issue??
So I had the opportunity to interview for a position for one of the leading government contractors, seeing that in this environment you have to diversify your job search to land something. I thought the interview went great, as I and the hiring manager talked in detail about my experience, what the job function is..etc. As the interview was over she then told me that in all honesty I am way too overqualified because of my internships and she would recommend me to another position in another department that pays a much better salary and is much more challenging. As there are no guarantees in this market I'm afraid that I won't be considered for that position because of my internships.
What should I do in this situation? Should I maintain contact with her or the HR folks and press for an interview with the other position, seeing that in all likelihood I won't be considered for the initial position I applied for. Or should I try to press the point that I would want to definitely be considered for the initial position (might be too late but perhaps I can press that point in a thank you letter or something).
Any help would be appreciated.
Oh yea... totally been there with the "overqualified" comments.
Definitely maintain contact with her and the HR folks she refers you to. If what matters to you is a job and you're indifferent about the position, then press for the one that's immediately available. Persuade this woman to reconsider you for THAT position.
I have a business school acquaintance who is a senior manager at Underwriters Laboratory. I ran into him at an alumni event and we were sharing "war stories" of how we're doing in this economy. He said he's overwhelmed and shocked by the amount of resumes he's getting recently. He's seeing profiles of candidates that UL wouldn't otherwise see. Folks that would traditionally snub their nose at UL are now sending in resumes. He said he interviewed a great candidate with superb experience, yet he didn't make the guy an offer because he felt that UL wouldn't be able to meet his salary expectations and he felt the candidate would jump ship anyway when the job market improves.
My comment was to ask him "How do you know? You'd be surprised, perhaps candidates with years of experience are looking for career stability over income. Isn't it better to hire someone with great experience to build up your team vs. having to train someone?" Sure enough, I changed his mind about this candidate (some 45+ year old engineer) and the candidate WAS willing to take less money. It was a win-win. UL got a great manager with awesome experience and this 40+ engineer has a JOB.
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