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Aug 2022
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The Challenges When You are Overqualifie...

RICARDO VIANA VARGAS
About this episode

In this week's episode, Ricardo talks about the difficulty faced by those overqualified for a given position.

When a company creates a position for a new team member and receives a resume with qualifications much in excess of those needed, this CV is most likely not going to be chosen.

A highly competent candidate for the job may be financially motivated and use the company as a stepping stone or may rapidly lose interest in their work, according to the employer's perspective.

Considering the high costs of training the professional, the company will not invest in a person who apparently will not stay there for a long time.

Ricardo offers three suggestions on what to do in this circumstance.

Listen to this week's #5minpodcast to learn more.

#team, #resource-management, #overqualification

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