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In response to "With an admittedly small sample size of one, when I decided to take any job just to have a job I got one fairly quickly." by Dano

The situation varies greatly depending on your location and other factors. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Oct 18 '11, 20:40

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Employers typically aren't often willing to hire "overqualified" people because they know you're not going to stay. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 20:44 8
- Or they're required to pay you more than they're willing to. -- nm - nubby Oct 18, 20:51
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  - Ok, here's my last attempt. Are you saying that it's preferable for a college graduate who can't find work in their field of study to collect - Stephen Oct 18, 21:17 3
    - here is my question, honestly, if your choice was to stay on unemployment for 2 years - tRuMaN Oct 18, 21:47 1
      - Yes, I would, and I have. - Stephen Oct 18, 23:19
    - At the one year mark, you and I have the same issue with it. But up until then, it's not egregious. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 21:23
- (that sentence needed a few more qualifiers) -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 20:48
- I get the impression that my employer knows that the position I'm in is a high turnover job and hires accordingly. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 20:47

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