why do employers frown on overqualified job applicants? or those who think you don't really need the job?

Question

they look at your educational qualifications, and when you went to elite schools, and you have a silver spoon in your mouth, they think your not really used to working.

i tried applying for entry level jobs, or blue collar jobs, it seems that i'm richer and more qualified than my supervisors, but their edge would be job experience. I spent studying for a long time, but had no rel job before.

i want to go into jobs that require much responsibility even if its below my qualifications. They might foresee that you will challenge authority?

Answer 1

because company's growth rely on hard work and required potential applicants that willing to start from the bottom. this way, they know for sure, they are worth their time to hire someone who is dedicated, unspoiled, willing to learn and mold with the company.

plus, if you graduate from ivy league and the company you applying for a position is not one of the fortune 500, they are not able to compete with the salary range, you might laugh at their offer.

then, if you graduate with magna or *** laude on your belt, the owner might think you are ready to take over and they might ended up as your employee, what a scary thought!

and if you born with pedigree, little company might be ridicule by your society and they try to avoid those "fancy words" from the elite as yourself..........

Answer 2

I think employers feel that people who are overqualified will not stick around once the job market opens up. If you had the choice of hiring someone with a phd for a job which paids 10 per hour and someone who only has a high school diploma it would cost less in the long run to hire the person with less education. They may be more likely to accept substandard pay and treatment. That's just my humble opinion but I'm sure that's the ideology behind most corporate recruiters.

Answer 3

You need to be realistic, in most cases you are the one that is putting itself in that predictament. If a job posting requires a H.S. education and you have an MBA, needless to say the interviewes is going to have second thoughts about the whys?? It also happens that hiring a hightly qualified/excellent educational background person for a job that is way under his qualifications will eventually bring "trouble" in his work area....he knows it all, and as such he will be more to critize the way things are done....management does not think that. If a company is looking for someone with "xyz" qualifications and you meet them, they will more than delited that you were able to go to what you call an "elite" school....good for company business.....

Answer 4

I'm having a problem finding a job right now because I have a good education and a fair amount of good work experience, but I am looking for a part-time job (my mom's health isn't the best, so I want to be available to help her). But most places won't hire me because they don't believe(?) I am happy to work at a part-time job that I'm overqualified for. It's frustrating.

Answer 5

Usually it's due to the salary that they would have too pay you.
Don't assume by someone's appearance that you are "richer" than someone else...appearance means ZERO. Perhaps you should be more introspective about yourself, maybe you aren't what you perceive yourself to be yet. Perhaps the prospective employer sees that you need to mature. Try a different approach next time, it's tough, been there, needed a job, and when I hit the lowest point I had my choice of jobs.
I hope this helps.

Answer 6

To a large extent, you've answered your own question, although employers and managers can be weird. The whole work world tends to be rough and unfair, and if at all possible, people are better off in some sort of small, inexpensive-to-start business. That way, you'll be in a position of making rules instead of only following them and making the other important decisions (as opposed to being subject to someone else and their whims).

Answer 7

Employers are afraid that someone who is overqualified or doesn't particularly need the job won't stay at the job as long as someone who does need the job.

Answer 8

Nope. They don't want to pay you more money. They will hire someone less qualified because they are cheaper and can do the same work.... even though you might want the same salary, they often throw your application.

Answer 9

Because they know you will be there temporarily, until you find a better job with higher pay that you are qualified for. They are seeking long term employees.

Answer 10

Maybe they just don't want prissy women who will file sexual harrassment lawsuits on the company because the management actually expects them to work.