Owen LawrenceProject Manager| ContractorDenton, Tx, United States
I am currently seeking employment, as I reach out to many head hunters I am getting either no reply back or I am being told I am over qualified? Since when did being good at what I do excludes me from working Saving Changes...
Product Operations Program ManagerBarcelona, Cataluña, Spain
It is hard to answer the question without knowing to what type of jobs you are applying to.
Job hunting may take up a lot of energy and it is important to focus the efforts in the companies and/or roles to which our set of expertise and qualifications are a great match to. Otherwise, you may get frustrated upon receiving many rejection letters or not even an answer
In your case, it may be that you are applying to positions to which you are indeed overqualified, and therefore the hiring company perceives this as a red flag (you might take off to a more challenging and better paid job too early)
It is a tough call. I would look into positions that are really a 90% match among:
What you are good at
What you like doing
What the company is looking for
Then, the odds of succeeding shall be much higher. And whatever happens, never take a rejection letter personally. No one knows the real reasons behind these type of decisions. Good luck with the job search! Saving Changes...
Rebecca BraglioCommunity Engagement Specialist II| Project Management InstituteNewtown Square, Pa, United States
Agree with Eduard - perhaps it is the level of job you are applying to? Saving Changes...
Additionally, are you being asked for salary/rate expectations, and when you provide them, those numbers are in turn over-qualifying you? Saving Changes...
John Caron, MBA, PMP, CSMVP - Technology Project Solutions Consultant| Bank of AmericaJacksonville, Fl, United States
You also said, "Companies...." using this in the plural. Has this happened with more than one prospect? Its been my experience when using a headhunter, many are intimidated with the skillsets brought forward and they are seeking a more "Junior PM". This correlates with above statements, especially Eduard Hernandez. Don't be afraid to seek employment with greater responsibility (larger project) as I believe its better to hear, "Sorry, you don't have the ideal skills for this opportunity" versus, "Over qualified".
More importantly, best of luck and explore BoA as I know many HP personnel that made this jump including PM roles. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
It may be that the headhunters specialize in specific niches. In that case, they may look for people who line up with the specific set of skills to represent.
Think of an B-movie agent trying to place an A-movie actor. Saving Changes...
Julia CunninghamManager Project Management| BattelleRichland, Wa, United States
I like Stephane's analogy. It doesn't make the sting of rejection any easier to take however.
I thin John gave some good advice as well. I've had some really great interviews (some that worked out, some that didn't) when I swung for the fence and stepped up to bigger challenges. Saving Changes...
Owen LawrenceProject Manager| ContractorDenton, Tx, United States
All great advice, its hard in today’s world to find a great job little lone an OK job, the sad part is when faced with paying bills, what choices do we have. The act of desperation is just sad for anyone to face, I can agree with every ones reply, what I dislike from head hunter is the lack of respect that any seasoned worked gets when faced with being over qualified for a job.
This is not a rant, but I did engineer the post to get some attention the story is true and not fictional, as a job seeker I can live with “ although your resume looks impressive we have decided to go with another candidate” a much more political correct rejection letter I believe. I have just found so few companies that actually know how to reject a candidate Saving Changes...
Sujatha PVK NambiarSenior Director Program Management| International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)West Windsor, Nj, United States
Great feedbacks. We tend to forget sometimes with the passing of time, we evolve and become more experienced that directly relates higher 'cost' in wages/benefits. Some companies tend to look for entry level positions to save cost. Headhunters usually have this info and thus we are told we are 'overqualified'. Saving Changes...
Owen LawrenceProject Manager| ContractorDenton, Tx, United States
Very True Sujatha . 15 years ago I was eager and hungry took any job offered and it seamed for a while I was well matched for the jobs. What I see now is I can never go back and must push forward in my job searches Saving Changes...
John Caron, MBA, PMP, CSMVP - Technology Project Solutions Consultant| Bank of AmericaJacksonville, Fl, United States
One more important statement, don't feel alone with this (you didn't state you are) as many people, including myself have experienced this. It was moments like that where I, like Julia, picked up a larger bat and swung for one out of the park. Please check Bank of America as I do know they like Tier One vendor experience and I see you worked at HP.
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Apr 27, 2016 7:38 AM
Owen Lawrence
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Thank you for your reply I have been submitted to BOA, my job requests are sitting in a static mode at this time. Not moving forward or being rejected I know it takes months for a company the size of BOA to get around to making a decision.
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