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Judging by your resume, you appear to be overqualified for this position. What would keep you here, if you were offered the position?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"The job titles in my last two roles make it appear that I am overqualified for this administrative assistant role. They were big titles but, rest assured, this position is very much in line with my current skill level."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I do not think that I am overqualified for this role. I do believe that I bring a lot to the table, but my last few roles were with smaller companies where everyone wore many hats and had time to handle more responsibility. I like the idea of focusing on one department and leading a slightly larger team but with more of a laser focus when it comes to the scope of work."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"My most recent role was a big one, in the job title at least. I was the Regional Manager for all stores; however, there was only three stores total. By joining your company as the manager for your multi-million dollar store, I will be very much in line with my experience and the types of budgets that I have worked with previously."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I did have a larger territory in my previous role; however, the total number of accounts will be greater in your position. I look forward to handling a larger amount of accounts while having fewer travel expectations."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I did have some significant accounts in my last marketing position; however, we were a very niche agency and did not tackle all aspects of marketing. In your role, I will learn a broader scope when it comes to client strategy, which excites me."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"In my current role, my class size is larger. With that said, I do not believe that this means a more robust experience, though. In a smaller school like yours, I will need to be extra aware and focused on my small group of students which I believe will be an even greater challenge than handling a class of 35 students."
Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
Sometimes, hiring an overqualified individual can mean that they will leave when a better opportunity arises. Hiring managers become especially wary of hiring over-qualified staff during times of recession or low employment rates when many people apply for jobs for which they are much too qualified. Talk to the interviewer about why this position would be satisfying for you, long-term, despite you appearing to be overqualified. Assure the interviewer that, even if you are overqualified, you will still find an opportunity to learn and grow.
Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
"I do have more years' experience than what you have outlined in your job posting; however, there are aspects of this position that would be new and exciting for me as well. For example, I would enjoy the exposure to more public accounting and government-related accounts. Despite my level of experience, there would be much for me to learn here."
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your company is leader in electronic signature and digital transactions management services. company is growing which means many opportunities to grow. There are aspects of this role that would be new and exciting for me. I would enjoy participate in projects to develop processes also learning Salesforce is great part of this role. My recent responsibilities were more transactional but here I seeing more stakholder relations
Rachelle's Feedback
Pointing out that there are aspects of the role that would be new and exciting is very important. You do a great job with this response.
"Your company is the leader in electronic signature and digital transaction management services. Your company is growing, which means there will be many opportunities for me to grow. There are aspects of this role that would be new and exciting for me. I would enjoy participating in projects to develop processes and also learning Salesforce. My recent responsibilities were more transactional, but here I foresee more opportunities in stakeholder relations."
Anonymous Answer
That might be true for some of the positions, but not all. I would need to learn a lot. Despite my level of experience, there is still a lot to do here.
Marcie's Feedback
It's great that you believe you have a lot to learn and that you're excited about that. So learning is one aspect of the role that intrigues you? What about the potential for new challenges? Does that excite you too? How about the values of the company? Is this another reason you might want to stay? Be clear about the multiple reasons why this role appeals to you and why you plan to stay with the company long-term.
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