Originally Posted by cscmc1

Thanks! No, she's not over-qualified (I don't think). In fact, the other "rejectee" has a year of actual teaching under his belt. My fiance has 6 months of subbing (graduated last December). Maybe that's not terribly impressive these days; I don't know. One would think that, all other things being equal, 6 months subbing with nothing but positive accolades would trump no experience at all, however.

As far as fear of moving on goes, that has crossed my mind. She has no intention of leaving the area anytime remotely soon, however, and if that is a genuine concern for the interviewer, they ought to ask the candidate what their long-term goals are. Had they done so, they would have learned that my fiance hopes to find a teaching job locally, and raise a family locally, in the house that we will live in together as a married couple as of next month.

Thanks for your input, BTW. Sorry to hear you've been passed over as well!