Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in age bias

Re:Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in a... by donw on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:08PM (#15462394)

And in the interim, that overqualified person can help upskill the rest of your team.

Assuming you are not a complete muppet and have built mechanisms into your company culture to provide for rapid knowledge transfer, of course.

Or, it could be that you offer something that a lot of other work environments don't. Kind, friendly people, a fun-yet-professional atmosphere, remote work, generous vacation, etc.

Personally, I expect that every member of my team will matriculate out at some point. What's the harm in bringing somebody in that, assuming culture fit, will bring more benefit to my organization than I'm paying for?

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Re:Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in a... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday October 12, 2017 @10:31PM (#15462891)

> Personally, I expect that every member of my team will matriculate out at some point.

That's good - if your organization (even if not your team) has a need for the people that now have souped-up skills.

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