Overqualified for job description? 1717 Responses

Last post: 2 years ago | Thread started: Apr 30, 11, 6:35 p.m.

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• fredddddd

  Has anyone here applied for a job that you felt you were slightly overqualified for? I have three years experience about, and the job calls for just "understanding" of indesign, illustrator, photoshop, and html.
  Do I acknowledge that I know more but am still interested, or do I play dumb?
  Do I just not apply?

  Apr 30, 11, 6:35 p.m. – Permalink

• autoflavour

  it depends.. if they feel you are going to be bored/underpaid for your skills it can work against you, but if you are desperate for work, just make sure you let them know you are willing to stick with it..
  then, overqualified can be an advantage..

  their greatest problem will be you look for more interesting work and in 6 months leave and they are back to square one.

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 6:42 p.m. – Permalink

• fredddddd

  We would discuss that if they choose to interview me I guess.

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 6:51 p.m. – Permalink

• tOki

  I've only ever applied for jobs I wasn't fully qualified for lol

  • eg every move should be up– tOki1/3

    +1– ridg00262/3

    +2– akrok3/3

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 6:53 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  I guess it depends what the actual job is.

  Designer?
  Project manager?
  Office temp?
  Kinkos employee?

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 6:58 p.m. – Permalink

• autoflavour

  Rent boy?

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 7:30 p.m. – Permalink

• akrok

  $10/hr. fucking awesome, dude. go for it.

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 9:14 p.m. – Permalink

• fredddddd

  Design assistant. Job doesn't sound so great, but the place is the draw.

  I could just apply anyways, but just thought I'd see what QBN thought.

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 10:03 p.m. – Permalink

• fredddddd

  Would you take a crappy job with little potential for portfolio pieces if it were a nice company with nice people?

  • no, i would eventually hate the place/people for not giving me folio opportunities– tOki1/2

    I unfortunately had to. :(– Continuity2/2

  

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  Dog-earApr 30, 11, 11:05 p.m. – Permalink

• CALLES

  

  • ha– duckseason

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 4:25 a.m. – Permalink

• fredddddd

  ^ :(

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 8:51 a.m. – Permalink

• PonyBoy

  there's always day labor...

  

  • good stuff– jadrian_uk

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 9:05 a.m. – Permalink

• utopian

  Damn fredddddd you ask almost as many questions as:
  http://www.qbn.com/questine/

  • That's a stretch.– fredddddd

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 9:28 a.m. – Permalink

• Douglas

  having only about 3yrs experience, i'd say that you only have an "understanding of" anyhow.

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 10:07 a.m. – Permalink

• jadrian_uk

  most of the time they wont be interested in your application

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 10:17 a.m. – Permalink

• nthkl

  Sometimes its good to take a break. Over the last 2 years I just wanted to do Graphic Design instead of Art or Creative Directing. Felt like a used car or insurance salesman. No heart. But the salary doesn't need to dip so far, just as long as there is transparency with the prospective employer with your intentions with their team.

  Most places want someone that is overqualified, but never get it. Go for it if it is something that you really want to do.

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 10:25 a.m. – Permalink

• acrossthesea

  If the place is really a draw I say go for it. If there's a good mutual connection, they'll move you to the appropriate position and level or create it so you can join the team. I don't think it hurts to apply.

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 11:13 a.m. – Permalink

• fredddddd

  Thank you people for the answers. Sorry for the questions. Job hunting is hard.

  

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  Dog-earMay 1, 11, 2:56 p.m. – Permalink