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How would they ever know..They would only possibly check if you said you had one..
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I can't answer you - but please accept my points. I'm in the same boat as you, "too qualified'they keep telling me - but the jobs I am newly qualified for tell me 'not enough experience' Monday is my limit - then I will be going to hire on with some Security Guard firm. It's not exactly the outcome I was hoping for when I went back to school - and it kills me to think how my wife and kids sacrificed so that I could get this damn Degree....and I can't even buy them a bloody ice cream at the park now.
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I have had the same experience, however I didn't omit my degree.How will you explain the time you spent studying on your CV? I think some employers wonder why you want to do a job which doesn't need higher qualifications, but I just explained that to them at the time.
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"Acceptable" to whom? Me? You bet it is! This "overqualified" crap has hurt a lot of good people who would do a super job. I have omitted (don't tell!) many qualifications from a job application / resume', because of repeated, "Thank you. Very impressive,...but...". Hey, you've got to play the same game they do. And it IS a game. They certainly lie to their employees and potential employees. They are probably not the "best" in their business, nor do they offer the best salaries, benefits, or chance of promotion. But they will tell you they are and do. (wink) As for the "lost time", well, that is also a game. You can be very creative in filling in time for education with, "home care for sick parent, volunteer work, private interprise', etc., or simply, "homemaking", if you are female. And you can reduce your rank in your previous job. No one is likely to "find you out", unless you were the Assistant Vice Pres. to the CEO of General Motors, or Microsoft. Go for it! What is the worst that can happen? They still don't hire you...
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