the issue with a bachelor's in science is that too many people have it, and quite frankly if you're not using it for post grad it's virtually useless. kinda sad concentrating how much that piece of paper costs.

@49 "concentrating" your comment, I doubt you're qualified to answer anything relating to graduate level education. No need to minimize someone's achievement especially when they're willing to work at Chipotle to make ends meet. That shows quite a bit of character on OP's part IMO.

Doesn't this happen when you only apply locally? Or could this be avoided when someone applies in different countries around the world, the chances of not getting employed will be drastically lowered, am I correct?

8, yes, because obviously everyone who goes to college and gets a Bachelor's degree can afford to apply and/or move to other countries.

In my experience, your first job is the most difficult one to get: places for which you don't have to be qualified will reject you for being overqualified, and places that offer a position for which you need the degree you have won't hire you because they're usually looking for somebody more experienced. I was lucky to find a part-time temporary job in my field (the position wasn't well-paid and they needed someone urgently so they weren't too picky) and after that managed to find a well-paying fulltime job because at that point I had 6 months of relevenant work experience. A first chance will come along at some point, it might not be great, but you never know which doors it'll open!

I have never understood why being over-qualified is a problem.

Because you'll leave when the opportunity comes up.

Agreed. Look at law enforcement, or government in general. They may have degrees, but their people skills suck.

It wasn't a science degree... Just called a Bachelors of Science. I have food cooking experience as well as customer service experience but thanks for your input. Bye.

BA is a Bachelor of Arts. BSc is a Bachelor of Science. And I'm sure if they had a BSc they would've applied for other jobs relating to their degree too, Chipotle is just the worst of the worst.

Calm down, 9 - OP never said anything about thinking Chipotle was "'below' their education level" - that's you putting words in their mouth. Well, their FML, actually. And lots of people with degrees apply at places where you don't need one - like Chipotle - because they need a job. Most people (at least, here in the US) have these things called student loans that need to be paid back six months after you're not in full-time, which you kinda need an income for. Also, most places are more likely to promote from within and OP's degree might be useful to another area of Chipotle and OP might get a promotion to an area more suited for them. Sometimes, starting at the bottom gets your foot in the door for something greater.

try pizza hut I believe they prefer there employees have a bachalers degree