Apparently the schools you obtained your degrees from aren't fashionable.

Next interview, being a koala. When they say something about being qualified, say "oh, I'm koalafied." Ok. I know that was dumb...

You should have omitted your post-graduate degree on your retail applications. They'll think you're just using them to carry on renegade research experiments.

My advice would have been to your your resume for different positions. While it seems that having magnificent qualifications would be a GOOD THING, often it is not. I hope your perfect position with an organization that will appreciate your dedication and knowledge is out there waiting for you. Try networking?

I feel your pain. ON the hunt for a job myself. Ridiculous.

I feel like there's more to this. I work in cosmetics in a big department store and multiple girls work here at Estee Lauder, Clinique, Lancome, whatevs with no degrees or barely any retail/makeup experience. So it may be the way you interview or something. I personally know a couple of the Account Executives who just want to hire hardworking people, degree or not. Good luck tho.

Hopefully you were applying at some corporate lever to work at those company's manufacturing plants with that sort of degree. Otherwise if you got a post grad to work at a retail makeup store at the mall you kinda deserve it.

I have a masters degree and have applied to over 21positions in the past month. I was almost happy to receive a rejection letter yesterday instead of radio silence. I deeply feel your pain.

Johnson & Johnson and Perrigo... are two names I know.

Try Chanel?