How to handle being overqualified in an interview - Sterling Career Concepts

How to handle being overqualified in an interview How to handle being overqualified in an interview A  client recently asked me how to best handle the concern of being overqualified in an interview. In  discussing the issue with her, I read more on the topic by Women for Hires  Tory Johnson  and wanted to pass it along as this is a common scenario. I took some of Torys advice and suggested my client answer along the lines of, Ive thought about that long and hard, and heres why I will be good at this position   and then go into 2-3 reasons why the breadth of your past experience is a positive in this situation, not a negative. For job seekers, its all about addressing the concern head on and diffusing it. Your goal is to take it off the table as a concern by the end of the interview while creating an opportunity to highlight your strengths and convey how your additional  work experience actually adds value to the role. This particular client was transitioning  fields and would no longer be in  a management role.   Her answer  might include  I   want this career change. Im ready to be  a worker bee again. I understand that where Ill be coming in to the organization is different from my last role, but I feel strongly that my background brings a  valuable perspective to this role. Through the process of whittling the candidate pool down to one, your interviewer is looking for reasons why you may not be a good fit. Your goal in selling yourself during the interview is to address each  concern and show why you are a good fit!