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Re:Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in a... by zaptheimpaler on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:41PM (#15462535)
No, theres no good reason to assume that.. I can make up stories that support the opposite view too - skilled employees are likely to be able to land many great jobs, so if they pick yours they are likely to stay.

The story is just a rationalization for whatever you want to believe. You could simply evaluate the candidates record of tenure at earlier companies, ask them about their motivations etc. to get some idea of whether they plan to jump ship just like any other candidate.

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Re:Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in a... by ntsplnkv2 on Friday October 13, 2017 @11:29AM (#15466538)
> so if they pick yours they are likely to stay.

We all know that our idea of what a job is before we pick it is much different after we work there for 3 months.

People are always looking to leave. More money is made leaving. Companies aren't willing to adequately pay to retain talent.

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Re:Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in a... by icebraining on Friday October 13, 2017 @01:46AM (#15463517)
But chances are the person was never in this situation (applying for a job for which they're overqualified) before, so their record of tenure doesn't tell you much.
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