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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Am I "Overqualified"?
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Gautier writes:
> Ed Berard:
>
>> It seems that lately, I have been turned down for an increasing number
>> of assignments, because I am "overqualified."
>
> It's better to be overqualified than underqualified: you can
> selectively hide some qualifications, putting them in the private
> part of your package (to speak Ada...).

I have also had the same feeling, and I'm not sure I agree with you.
I wouldn't like to be hired for a low-end job with low-end wages and
low-end colleagues.  Unfortunately, I get the impression that most of
the job market consists of such positions.  Except, of course, in the
mission- or life-critical sectors.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.