Overqualified???

[TimHall]

I've just applied for a 3 month contract as a DBA/developer and I've been told I'm overqualified. What is that all about? You would have thought they'd want the best person they could find for their money. I was well within their price range.

I'm lost for words!

I suppose I better drop OCP off my CV and lie about my level of experience.

[Edited by TimHall on 08-14-2002 at 11:32 AM]

[Tarry]

It's unbeleivable!
I mean the ball is in their court , don't take it so hard tim.
It's really unbeleivable what you get to hear lately.

[pando]

hmmmm

I am still underqualified though, may be I can cut the parts you dont want in your CV and paste them to mine?

[Mr.Hanky]

WOW! Education can really work against you, where the heck is Julian now. This could be a whole new debate about "Degrees" education and lack therof.

Tell em to hire me for a week Tim, then they'll be begging you to come work for them!!

Con mucho gusto, MH

[marist89]

Originally posted by TimHall
I've just applied for a 3 month contract as a DBA/developer and I've been told I'm overqualified. What is that all about? You would have thought they'd want the best person they could find for their money. I was well within their price range.

I'm lost for words!

I suppose I better drop OCP off my CV and lie about my level of experience.

[Edited by TimHall on 08-14-2002 at 11:32 AM]

You're either too expensive, or the "lead" DBA felt you knew more then he did.

[TimHall]

marist89: Who knows, but it sucks

[Alauddin]

:hey guy's!
now should i stop dreaming to be an OCP? : since 2 yrs i have been studying on oracle. and i am jobless now! i think without certification i will not get job! but now.............! wht i 'v to....!!!!!!!!!

[Edited by Alauddin on 08-14-2002 at 01:49 PM]

[Mr.Hanky]

Isn't this about the time that Yoda shows up with something prolific and uplifting?

MH

[yoda]

"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."
-- Albert Pike (1809-91)

[tycho]

Tim,

The same happened to me a few years ago.

But now the company with the job offer is bankrupt.

(Just bad HR management.)

So there is justice after all.

Tycho