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Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life? by SkyPuncher on Monday September 30, 2019 @01:38PM (#21117768)
I have heard it anecdotally time and time again, "Overqualified".

Specialization only pays more when there's demand for the exact specialization. Nobody wants to pay a PhD and risk them moving onto the "perfect" position when the same job can be done by somebody more generalized.

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Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life? by cujo on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:19PM (#21118167)
Couldn't OP just not list that on the resume/application? This seems like a solvable problem if it's as bad as they make it out.
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Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life? by SkyPuncher on Monday September 30, 2019 @04:37PM (#21119439)
This is the solution.

I once worked with a guy that had a law degree. He never listed that law degree when applying to software engineering jobs. People figured he'd just go back to law, even though he hated practicing law.

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