Is it illegal to hide your overqualification??? (1 Viewer)

[theloorloor]

Say you are applying for a small company and you have a PHD.
Can you hide your PHD and your masters degree and only tell them of your bachelors degree?

 

[powlmao]

Yes, but why would you do that?

 

[hungwell1337]

i really dont see why you would apply for a small company when you have attained your PhD

this guy asks so many dumb questions

 

[ajdlinux]

Of course you can hide it, there's no obligation to tell them (unless of course they specifically ask you to declare everything). However, then you've got about three years of your life you may have to account for...

 

[Alkanes]

You must be stupid to do this. So all those years have gone to waste?

 

[Dr_Fresh]

there are some positions which you can be overqualified for and they deliberately will not hire you as a result. dont ask me why cuz i have nfi

 

[Aerath]

there are some positions which you can be overqualified for and they deliberately will not hire you as a result. dont ask me why cuz i have nfi

Usually cause they think you're gonna only use it as a 'stepping stone', and not a 'career'. So when you leave in a few months (when you would undoubtedly get a better job), they'll have to hire someone else as well.

Well, that's how it is in law - law students, most of whom want to be lawyers, would usually get rejected from 'office juniors' or 'legal secretary' roles in law firms, mainly because they'd only use it as a 'stepping stone'.

 

[mark H]

this guy asks so many dumb questions

He's trolling

 

[Dr_Fresh]

Usually cause they think you're gonna only use it as a 'stepping stone', and not a 'career'. So when you leave in a few months (when you would undoubtedly get a better job), they'll have to hire someone else as well.

Well, that's how it is in law - law students, most of whom want to be lawyers, would usually get rejected from 'office juniors' or 'legal secretary' roles in law firms, mainly because they'd only use it as a 'stepping stone'.

makes sense i guess.

 

[DforDANNY]

I've read on the whirlpool forums that overqualification does make it harder to find a graduate position in Australia. I'll find this thread and add the link later

 

[nedzelic]

surely not

 

[passionxmusic]

No but why hide your qualifications which may give you an upper advantage/differ you from other applicants?

 

[harrisony]

you havent even started your undergraduate degree so why are you worrying?

 

[Smoke Eater]

It's not illegal unless you've signed a legal binding document that you're declaring you don't in-fact have a PhD or whatever degree you may have. It's common to dumb down resumes for dumb downed jobs.

 

[iMatthew]

It's not illegal unless you've signed a legal binding document that you're declaring you don't in-fact have a PhD or whatever degree you may have. It's common to dumb down resumes for dumb downed jobs.

Even then it's not illegal, that is a civil contract, ie a non-legal rule.

 

[seremify007]

I know people who have had to hide over qualifications to get a job but then when found out they get snubbed. Got to the point where someone even asked to have his name taken off the university website.