<p>This seems to be one of the more active areas, so I decided to post here.</p>
<p>If I'm applying for a low paying job that pays 9-10 dollars an hour, should I take off my bachelor's degree in history as well as my pharmacy technician certification from my resume? </p>
<p>I feel if I leave both of these on I'm going to be considered overqualified.</p>
<p>My inclination is to include your education. Many people are applying to jobs that just a few years back would have been unthinkable. Don’t sell yourself short-Be proud of your hard work and accomplishments. This will benefit you subconsciously, as you go through your interview. And, could be placed in a file and reread for promotions further down the line.
~G’Luck!
APOL-a Mum</p>
<p>I already went to one job interview a few months ago where I was told I was overqualified and didn’t get hired for a part time 9 dollar an hour job based on my education and my 6 years of work employment. </p>
<p>I’m just wondering and trying to get other people’s opinions on this matter.</p>
<p>Another mum in agreement with APOL. You don’t say what kind of work you’re applying for, but it’s hard to imagine a job where a bachelor’s degree would be a negative. There are a lot of B.A.s waiting tables and selling shirts and ties these days.<br>
Most people taking $9 an hour jobs do want to move up at some point. I don’t think employers hire for those positions with the idea that the employee will stay forever.</p>
<p>The jobs that I’m applying for are retail/cashier jobs, customer service jobs in retail, front desk customer service at hotels, janitor jobs, etc.</p>
<p>I think for retail and most customer service jobs, you degree would be a plus.
Not so sure about the janitor jobs–maybe not.</p>
<p>I’ve been told I was overqualified for those jobs with the college degree, pharmacy technician certification, and my 6 years of work experience.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers!</p>
<p>I know recent college grads who actually have TWO resumes…one that lists relevant work experience (for things like retail/restaurant work) and another that lists their degrees and such for positions within their fields. </p>
<p>I would think listing your bachelors degree…and ANY relevant work experience (in your 6 years of work was any relevant to the jobs you are now pursuing…list those) would be the best way to go.</p>
<p>Whats your degree in? I think hiring for hotel front desks, they are used to folks with BAs (heck I knew someone from an Ivy who worked that after college many years ago, hotel management was her career goal - and no, she wasnt from Cornell) but they probably see (sorry folks) mostly Liberal arts folks doing that, not Pharm degrees.</p>
<p>The bachelors is in history.</p>
<p>well then. Id bet the pharm tech cert raises more questions than the BA, at least for the hotel front desk jobs (assuming we are talking the better hotels, a budget motel might be different)</p>
<p>“I know recent college grads who actually have TWO resumes” </p>
<p>Two? Two? </p>
<p>when I was in consulting, we must have kept 3 or 4 depending on the client and the RFP. With modern word processing its not that hard to keep several tailored resumes (though with all this social networking, etc, etc I suppose you need to realize that any given resume can get around farther than you expect, so keep them consistent - not a problem for honest folks anyway).</p>
<p>You might want to experiment with leaving off one of your credentials on some of your resumes, but this creates a problem, in that you now can’t account for the time spent earning that credential. Some employers place a high value on a resume that shows no “gaps” in your education/employment history.</p>
<p>Well, it might be viewed as untrue, sinse most understand that if you are overqualified, then you will be looking for another job right away, using the current one as an intermideate step. Looking from employer’s prospective, there is still cost of training for any position, they do not want to hire temp. for permanent position. You understand that part and that is why you want to leave your degree out. Do you have a good answer about what you did during years that you spent in college? If you do, you are definitely going to be untruthful during interview, not a good idea.</p>