I hear ‘overqualified’ a lot when I actually even get a call about a job. It’s frustrating beyond belief.
Before I got a degree I got every job I ever applied for. I've been employed much of the time since then, but when I wasn't I heard I was overqualified, deserving of more than they could afford to pay and just about every other reason not to hire someone since.
One company I worked at told me I wouldn't have gotten my foot in the door without the degree, but it seems like every other company would have preferred me to be uneducated.
Business school professor goes undercover to find out first hand what it's really like to work in fast food, how a typical fast food joint operates, etc. Naturally, he neglected to provide his hiring managers with his curriculum vitae.