It has been some time since my first Blog entry, and I am not coming with a new specific application scenario, but I think all of you have been confronted with something similar like this at some point in your career:

“We are sorry to reject your application, but at the moment we don’t have an appropriate job that meets your qualification”

My question now is: “Why should anyone be sorry, that I am overqualified for a certain job opportunity?” Well, at least most people I know wouldn’t be devasted and commit suicide just because the have been rejected for a job without a formal excuse. The world will not cease to exist, believe me.

Anyway, if you have had a similar experience in your career, let me know.

Cheers, Martin Zwigl

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... :-)Seriously. I applied for a job as "Project Manager" at "ePunkt" which is THE IT-Employment Agency in Austria. Well, maybe I am not the right person for the job - who am I to blow against the wind - but in my opinion...Just read for yourself. Sadly the eMails are only in german. In comparison you can download my CV from the link on the left side.Hint: Please read the eMails from bottom to top starting with the first response from the employment agency.-----------------------------------------Sehr geehrter Herr Zwigl,ich möchte Sie hiermit darüber informieren, dass wir Ihrem Wunsch Ihr Profil zu löschen bereits nachgekommen sind. Ich kann Ihnen sagen ich bin beeindruckt mit welchem Selbstbewusstsein Sie jemanden, der augenscheinlich seit Jahren als Personalberater tätig ist, sein Geschäft erklären. Mich würde darüber hinaus sehr interessieren, nach welchen Kriterien Sie vorgehen um Struktur und Layout als "modern" bewerten können. Eines kann ich Ihnen jedenfalls...

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