tofu

sometimes it is hard for him to find a job.  because mcdonld won't believe he will stay long.  no company will like to train person that will leave anytime

tofu

""You have to realize that there's a big difference in ability among hires.  Say you have two candidates, person A who's willing to stay for 10 years and person B who's only willing to stay for 6 months.  Person A makes mistakes regularly and there's no reason to expect that he/she would improve significantly.  Person B is bright and very efficient and can do two people's jobs at once.  Which one would you pick?"""

how can you tell a person will makes mistakes regularly and won't able to improve during the interview ar?  of course, in your case, i will pick person b.  
if it is just a simple job, the employer will more look for the one who can do the job and likely will stay for a long time.  if you are over qualified, you are just seeing this job as temporary and keeping looking for another one, so you may stay for 6 months but you may stay for a week.   you are smart, but you may not do a great job, since this is not the job that you want.

tofu

can ppl hide their qualifications at interview? he can claimed that he is only secondary graduate if he really want the job...
yes, but not for all, if you are kind of fresh grad, you need to explain to your employer what you are doing in those years.
if your next employer do a reference check and called your former employer then both employers find out that you lied.

he should responsible for himself, since he is an adult.  but still....

tofu

Yes, there are so many factors that you can't determine at the interview.  That's why I think it's ...
快樂牛郎 發表於 2010-3-18 20:27

we shouldn't reject someone just because he's overqualified, but we prefer the one just fit the job. and there is no guarantee the overqualified person will stay for 6 months or longer.  they may find another job next week.  the training may need a week or so, but it takes time for a newbie become experienced person.   posting a job/interview a person cost time & money too.