Well, in fact, I have been told twice now, at two separate interviews, that
I am over qualified for the position. I have a Master's degree and several
years of experience in non-profit development and management. I am applying
for research positions, in both the area of science and advancement (high
end fundraising research) at universities and hospitals. The salary ranges
for the positions I have applied for are decent, the job descriptions are a
good match for my background - but it seems the years of experience and
Masters degree put me into this place that employers only see as over
qualified.
Thanks for your input all, but I am sure that there are others out there
with my experience. I would love to hear how those of you, in similar
situations, respond when confronted with the overqualification comment from
a prospective employer.
Thanks again.
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Jamie
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>> Many of the disciplines you mention are H-1B eligible and the OP said
>> they wanted to avoid the processing times.
>>
>> Yes, the amount of "qualifications" needed to get an American or
>> Canadian job is often overkill, but there is also a real danger of
>> being ignored as being "overqualified" if you "step down" a level
>> within your own career, or try to switch into something that's
>> perceived as "lower."
>
> Just to give you an idea of the kind of qualifications they look for, if
> you look at the enrollment in any of the reputed Masters-level Financial
> Engineering programs in the USA such as Berkeley, Stanford, Chicago,
> NYU, you will find that 20 % - 30 % of the students who are enrolled in
> a MASTERS-level program ALREADY HAVE Ph.D.s in quant disciplines like
> Math, Physics, Engineering, OR, Economics. This is exactly what the top
> companies are looking for and they pay them STARTING SALARIES between
> $130K - $170K.
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