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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I lost my job, I would not wait around for years until I got another one to my liking. I would take what was available.[/quote]

Let me teach you a new word: "overqualified". Many hiring managers shy away from someone who has 10 years experience when the job description calls for two. They think that you'll just be looking to jump ship and go back to your previous, higher-paying work as soon as you can. And they're not usually wrong, especially in the case of someone who's unemployed, as opposed to, for example, someone who wants to reduce their job-related stress.

I'm a high-level administrator, and have spent years learning every element of my industry. I can do budgets and strategic plans and substantive writing and editing. When I was unemployed, I applied for more executive assistant positions than I can count. And never got a single call. Everyone was looking for someone just barely out of undergrad who would think that $35k was a super salary. Thankfully, I did find something at my former level, but believe me, I wasn't "waiting around" for it to open up. You should thank your lucky stars you're still able to write "IF I lost my job..." [/quote]

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