If I Take These Classes Will I Be Seen As “over Qualified” To Employers?
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at
5:26 pm
I am attending Harrison College in Columbus, IN and I am triple majoring in Business Management, Business Marketing, and Human Resources. I have heard from a few people that some employers might not hire me after I graduate because they might consider me as “Over Qualified”. Does anyone have personal experience or any advice they can give me? All is appreciated, thank you!
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Interesting question, their is a problem with you having so many majors, since HR will probably assume that your going to want a very high salary, and this could be an employment barrier for you.
But their is an option for you that I would recommend. When sending a resume to a potential employer, only show the major which are most essential to the job.
For example, lets say that your applying for an HR position.
As your education write:
Harrison College Columbus, IN 2009
Business Administration with concentration Human Resources and Business Management.
This will let them know that you have the knowledge to grow within the organization, since you added the Business Management major. Once employed then you can let them know about your marketing concentration. Adding to the probability that you will be given a position raise.
Hope it helps.
Some employers might say “Over-Qualified,” (O-Q), and actually mean it, but those aren’t the ones you want anyway. ) Sometimes they really mean it because they are afraud you’ll leave for a better job as soon as you can find one. O-Q is often code for “too old”, so if you’re relatively young, it probably means they’ve found some other reason not to hire you and telling you you are O-Q is giving you a plausible reason, although it’s not the actual reason. Just remember that the rationales interviewers, HR, and hiring managers might give you for not hiring you are almost always never the true reasons.
Just try to apply for positions that are asking for all the credentials you have. if you have more, and you think they might not help, leave them off your resume/application.
In today’s economy, you are going to have trouble getting a job even with the three majors. Employers are constantly faced with people who are overqualified today because of all the middle managers and upper level executives who have lost their jobs. You will actually be less qualified than them because you have no experience outside your degree. If you have any chance at all, do some summer internships and get your foot in the door.
That may be the case if you are applying to flip burgers, but for a real job requiring a BA, no employer is going to be scared off by your triple major.
Edit: I agree with the first answer that without experience you will appear underqualified compared to the recently unemployed.