“Aren't You Overqualified?”
It sounds like a compliment. It isn't. They're asking whether you'll leave in six months, want your old salary back, or bristle at being managed by someone more junior. Get an answer that names the gap without flinching and settles all three before they have to ask.
Generated for: Former operations director (14 years) interviewing for a senior analyst role
I'd say I'm over-titled for it rather than overqualified, and I'd rather you push on that than be polite about it, because I think the real question is whether I'll be bored in eight months and leave.
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