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Originally Posted by als463
I hate when people say that you are "over-qualified" for a job. When I first graduated from Penn State, I was worried about the economy. I put in applications everywhere. I even applied at a local factory. The guy interviewing me looked at me like I was nuts as he said, "You realize this is not for any management position. This is factory work." I nodded my head in agreement that I understood. He then proceeded to run down my list of accomplishments and asked me why I would want to work there when I was "clearly over-qualified" for the jobs he could offer me. I explained that I was not above working in a factory. Needless to say, I was not offered the job.
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Being overqualified does not mean that you think you're "above" certain work. Or, more accurately, above the people who do certain work because that's what many people mean when they say "you're not above doing this."
Many of us wouldn't have invested in graduate degrees if we were going to end up doing something a high school graduate could do. It doesn't mean we won't do it if there is absolutely nothing else available and an unemployment check is little help. It means that it is disappointing to invest so much time and money in something that we'll be overworked and underpaid doing. In addition to regular bills and "life stuff," people have tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans to repay. And it isn't exciting to work 100 times harder than you should be working for your education level and making 60K less than you should be making.
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I agree with the rest of als463's post.
I advise people in many fields to be on the job market even if they have a job (within or outside of your career). This is particularly the case if your company is experiencing financial strife. Celebrate that you still have a job and keep your resume` out there just in case. In the job market, have a resume` for each line of work. All of your graduate degrees and so forth will go on the resume` that you send out for your career oriented jobs. Your skilled labor qualifications and so forth will go on the resume` for the full time or part time jobs that will tie you over until you get what YOU consider to be a "desired job." Thank God for work because it is money but it is silly to believe that everyone has to be thrilled to have ANY job with no hopes for something that THEY consider better. Whatever better means to them.