I think the original poster is missing the point...with more workers than jobs, it's a "buyer's" market.

Firms can decide to hire people with EXACTLY the qualifications they need because the resource pool is brimming with displaced talent. So being able to "design accounting systems" won't fare well if they are looking for someone who can "design account systems for ceramic manufacturing using C-PAL version 7 software"!!! (I jest here, but you get the picture).

They will also not consider someone who used to make 6-figures for a lesser position because they know that if things turn around, that person will leave for greener pastures. In addition, folks who command those figures are typically on the other side of 40, not advantageous in the worker pool of 20 and 30-somethings.

Being "over-qualified" sucks right now. Those folks hear that a lot now...I remember getting the same brush off in my 20's when I was out of work for months and had to seek lesser-paying positions.

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