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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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)
oniyuri 4
Jobs really are that hard to come by in the lower 48? Good luck with your search, at least you are trying which is more than be said for everyone. :) honestly I know that businesses around here have a hard time holding onto their employees.
dobbyisfreeeeeee 10
That is truly unfortunate. I'm sorry to hear that. Well, you could always become a ninja and kick the interviewers' asses
firewilson 1
life is tough when you are a nuclear physicist , isn't it?
MeleMallory 0
Sucks. I've turned in 500 applications since October and I've had one interview. And I have 4 college degrees. This economy is awful.
jlperry31 10
I'm the same boat. I finally got a job but it's a temp. I will be jobless again after tax season
unknowncanuk 2
I feel you. I've been looking for almost 2 years in my field and have only found a casual position which I hoped would help with getting a foot in the door with the same organization for a full time position (which didn't happen). I wish i could tell you that it gets better but i do understand your struggle and am right there with you. I hope you find something soon.
Steffi 26
You don't have to put everything on your resumé.
azhang1066 12
How can you be overqualified for a job?
Ninjataco1234 4
How is it possible to be over qualified for a job?
kaybows 14
I hope it works out for you eventually.