That’s the excuse they give yes. But given the current job market and the fact that the person is applying for the job, they may not like the job but they’re probably not going to be able to find anything better so there is little risk to the company.
The real reason they don’t want to hire over qualified people is because they’re likely to raise up in the ranks and become a problem for the recruiters themselves. Has anyone ever met a genuinely competent HR person?
The real reason from what I’ve heard is that people will apply for any job, yes, but they’ll also leave right away once they find a better job. So for HR to hire somebody overqualified, they have to really be desperate.
I mean HR has to be desperate, not the job seeker.
HR people would hire them, were it not for the experience of these people leaving the moment there’s a better job.
Overqualified is a proxy for how likely are they to stay in the position long enough to make it worth hiring them.
For high turnover roles, like entry level retail or restaurants, there is no problem hiring someone overqualified; when they leave in 3-6 months, that’s par for the course, the business is always having to hire replacements.
But for knowledge jobs where it takes a few months just to get someone up to speed, you can see why hiring managers want to avoid hiring someone who is likely to leave soon.
That’s the excuse they give yes. But given the current job market and the fact that the person is applying for the job, they may not like the job but they’re probably not going to be able to find anything better so there is little risk to the company.
The real reason they don’t want to hire over qualified people is because they’re likely to raise up in the ranks and become a problem for the recruiters themselves. Has anyone ever met a genuinely competent HR person?
The real reason from what I’ve heard is that people will apply for any job, yes, but they’ll also leave right away once they find a better job. So for HR to hire somebody overqualified, they have to really be desperate.
Overqualified people apply for lower jobs BECAUSE there’s nothing better to leave for at the moment (with exceptions)
I mean HR has to be desperate, not the job seeker.
HR people would hire them, were it not for the experience of these people leaving the moment there’s a better job.
Overqualified is a proxy for how likely are they to stay in the position long enough to make it worth hiring them.
For high turnover roles, like entry level retail or restaurants, there is no problem hiring someone overqualified; when they leave in 3-6 months, that’s par for the course, the business is always having to hire replacements.
But for knowledge jobs where it takes a few months just to get someone up to speed, you can see why hiring managers want to avoid hiring someone who is likely to leave soon.