I tried applying for a job at Whole Foods and they said I was overqualified. At first I was mad because I took it as, "Over qualified to stock ****ing shelves? Really?!?" But then I realized what they actually meant was, "We looked at your resume and know you only came here to find a temporary job." Which I admit is true, but at the same time really sucks when you would literally take anything at that point.
got that tax return coming, so at least there's that to look forward to. then idk what
I'm not super sure how this works, but Maybe you could tailor the resume to get the temporary jobs ?
Surely if you don't "sell yourself" fully by listing all your qualifications and experience the recruiter won't know abouut them? You could probably get away with lying about your previous job title and salary as well these days, it's not like your former boss is going to be doing your reference and the HR department don't know you to care beyond confiming you worked there for X months/years.
Alternately you could be honest in the interview/application - "Yes I'm overqualified but I need this job, I promise to stay for at least six months so it's worth your time training me and if you want me to sign something to this effect I will". This would leave you screwed if the job turned out to be terrible but if it's really that bad you can just quit/get fired and "forget" to mention that job when you're next applying and again, who's going to know?
I wasnt getting callbacks on jobs for a while when i was looking to change careers. I ended up deleting my degree and bam started getting callbacks.
I was also involved with hiring at one statge, i used to get hundereds of resumes. Even for a simple job, the one that you think wow i got rejected from that. The reason is probebly because there was someone in that pile of resumes that has skills in moving boxes or some other mundane task.
It sucks when applying for bulk jobs but you do have to tailor your resume to the job. I mean if you apply for the post office, say you were involved with distributing your old companies mail. If you apply for a supermarket. Lie and say you have expirence with rf scanners and stowage of parts or something.
The real suckiest thing, especially if you are an introvert, you need to find local people, befriend them and listen for opportunities. The networking thing is still relevant.
Alternatively get a security licence or forklift ticket if you dont already. Or consider moving states.
