Today, I submitted my 208th job application in less than a year, and went to my 83rd and 84th interviews, only to be told once again that I'm over-qualified for the first, and under-qualified for the second. FML
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Today, I have put in many job applications and had many interviews for a variety of positions all of which I am highly qualified for. Today, I heard back from all but one that I am overqualified. Welcome to Walmart. FML
Today, I've applied to 300 jobs in the past 4 months, gotten 7 interview, 2 of which have gone to a third round and I'm still unemployed. FML
Today, I'm at the unique point in my schooling that I'm either extremely overqualified or extremely underqualified for every job opportunity that appeals to me. FML
Today, I received a series of rejection letters from jobs, one after the other. Last night, I stayed up into the wee morning hours to apply to campus jobs I'm not qualified for, because I was classified as a part-time student due to an administrative error. FML
Today, I have applied to over 50 different jobs in the last month. I have NOT received a call or email back from any of them. FML
Today, I eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML
Today, I went on my 56th job interview since graduating from college 3 months ago. I am 31 years old and I spent 11 years in college. I only graduated with a Bachelor's Degree after all those years, but I am still not qualified for anything due to how long it took me to complete my degree. FML
Today, my application for a holiday role at a department store was declined because I was "not as qualified as some other candidates." I worked this exact same job at this exact same store last year. FML
Today, I discovered out of the 20 job applications only one job called me for an interview. They told me to leave after two sentences. FML
Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML
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Top comments
ihasbrains 10
Good luck with your next one, OP.
Llamassss 21
Well, that's what happens when you apply to McDonalds and Harvard.
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Comments (125)
moomoomeow2 7
I hope you can get a job soon! A good one, too!
IntoTheClouds 42
85th time's a charm...?
Dcm210 19
everyone is qualified at Walmart
redneckguy429 1
sorry but that's everyone now adays economy sucks
xattitudegurlx 13
Seems you cant find that perfect job yet?
brohamas16 7
well it ain't all too bad
PENISBUTTER 0
how can you be overqualified for something? I thought being really qualified was a good thing
perdix 31
By now, you should get the hint that "overqualified" and "underqualified" are code for "We don't like you." Either take the Dale Carnegie course, or promise them hookers, weed and beer, and you will see your employment prospects brighten up immediately! I don't know what the **** I'm doing at work, but I hook my boss up with this town's skankiest ****** (he's got a filth fetish) and he's such an idiot, he thinks he's getting high smoking the tarragon I give him.
nrkm2 4
I completely agree with you and respect your determination. I have been through something similar and was pretty hectic. They said I was overqualified for customer service jobs and under qualified for admin jobs. My age and mixed race was quite the limiting factor. But best of luck to you on your endeavours ^^
hastobeajoke 5
That sounds exactly like me. I'm in my 20's and have a mixed ethnic background. You'd think some of those companies who like to emphasize diversity in their priorities list would want someone like that. On the other hand, I am also glad that my ethnicity isn't the only factor they are considering. I'd be really upset if I were to find out that my gender or race had more to do with being hired than my qualifications.
spiff3033 1
good on you for keeping at it OP