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wannabecpa93 t1_jaik8qa wrote

Reply to comment by evilcockney in If that ain’t the truth [image] by ChefGirlRD1738

We are saying the same thing. Education is only one piece of the job description. You maybe have a higher degree than nescessary for the job or “over qualified” in specifically that area. But you aren’t over qualified in the other areas in the job description or the “real world” experience as you call it AKA actually doing the job. So yes it makes sense that an employer wouldn’t want to higher someone who has an education background that isn’t consistent with the job description. They want to higher someone who has actually done the things they’re asking for on the job description. And of course when highering for entry level positions you want to analyze how long that person will be in the position so you don’t have to backfill.

When I’m hiring people I always look for people that have at minimum a 2-3 year time horizon for entry level jobs. If that job description states you need a bachelors and some practical experience doing XYZ I would question why a PHD would want that job. Doesn’t exclude them from being able to be highered. But it also doesn’t mean they are over qualified to do the job either just because they have a PHD. Now if they had also done the job before and let’s say they had the required 2-3 years of experience of doing the job + a PhD I would say they are now over qualified because they have hit all of the requirements of the job and their education is higher than needed. In your example they just have a piece of paper that’s not relevant for the job being applied for and all it really shows is they can dedicate time to studying without a plan for utilizing their degree.

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KaizerSmokeHaze t1_jajzrv1 wrote

  1. Entry level
  2. 2-3 years experience

Pick one

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wannabecpa93 t1_jak01n4 wrote

Entry level does not always mean 0 years of experience. It just means not senior. For instance you can go work at McDonald’s for a year which typically requires 0 years of experience and then go to a bachelor level of education entry level job which might require an internship of a couple summers or what have you.

But I’ll change it to 0-3 just for you.

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evilcockney t1_jalfih0 wrote

You're conflating qualifications with "being qualified" through experience

Most of the people here talking about being over qualified purely mean in terms of qualifications - actual certified documents they obtained from educational institutes.

It is unusual to hear someone use the term "qualified" to mean "has relevant experience" and that's why you're getting so much push back here, because they're not generally considered to be the same thing.

Overqualified and under experienced is real feedback that many graduates with higher degrees get - I received that myself many times shortly after completing my first masters degree. I agree that it makes no sense, but that's where we are.

Also - 2-3 years relevant experience is not entry level any more, it's still early career but it literally is not targeted at the entry point of that field. The only meaningful entry level jobs are 0 years experience, they are for people entering the field.

If you are advertising entry level jobs with 2-3 years of relevant experience required in that field, and you're in charge of recruitment, how on earth does anyone enter your field???

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