Over qualified older workers

Are you afraid that your qualifications are going to keep you from getting a job? You are not alone; this is a common fear among older workers.

You are successful in your field but through not fault of your own you lose your job. With the current employment picture finding a job in any field isn’t going to be easy especially if you are in a highly specialized career. At this point in your life you just want to get back to working and your pride isn’t a problem but maybe your qualifications are.

What do you do?

You can’t lie about what you have accomplished in life so you need to sell yourself and punch holes in all the arguments that say that an employer shouldn’t hire someone who is overqualified. One such argument is that you will leave when something better comes about. That assumption is probably true for every ambitious employee or it should be. But right now you are at a point where you don’t want the stress that you had before and would be perfectly happy and very productive in a new position.

Or maybe you won’t be as motivated at a new position that isn’t as challenging as your old job. But a new job, a new surrounding and the fact that you attempting to prove yourself, is plenty of motivation for anyone.

So don’t let any negative thought of being overqualified keep you from being employed.

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