Who is it, but one of the people that had interviewed me this week for the new job. The conversation went something like this:
"Hello"
"Hi Paulo! How are you? This is Kathleen. I was one of the people that had the pleasure of interviewing you."
"Hi Kathleen. It is nice to hear from you. I hope that you are doing well and have contacted me to share some good news.”
"Well, Paulo, I do have some good news but it will not probably be the good news that you are expecting to hear"
"Uh..."
"Let me explain. We unfortunately decided to go with another candidate…”
“And what exactly is the good news?”
“… It came down to you and this other individual out of 37 candidates. We thought carefully about who to take and wanted to take someone who was willing to make a full commitment to this role”
“I am sorry. What do you mean by “full commitment”? I am willing to fully commit myself to that position. There was no other intent on my part. Isn’t that the implication when someone applies for a position?”
“Well, we need someone who will stick around for at least 5yrs and with your qualifications, we frankly don’t think that it will happen with you”
“You mean, I am under-qualified for the job? But that is what I am doing right now. On the test after the interview on Excel, how did I do? Did I fail?”
“No, no. You got 100%.”
“Huh?”
“You got 100%”
“So, what is the problem exactly? The other person just had a better interview?”
“We think you are over-qualified and would be extremely bored with this position”
“But…”
“I am sorry, Paulo. We really believe that you have a bright future ahead of you and we detected on how ambitious your goals are. So, this is the good news. You are too good for this job. We decided to go with a candidate that is better adjusted for this position”
“You mean less qualified”
“Yes, better adjusted”
“If there is nothing else I can do to change your mind, I would like to thank you for your time…”
“It was pleasure to meet, Paulo. Remember, your future is bright”
“Thanks, I guess. Bye.”
“Bye”
I HATE INTERVIEWS!
Can you really be over qualified for a job, or did I just get an ear full of crap?
