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As a Leader & Manager, Do you believe in overqualified word when you hire new employee? or you search for those people by yourself to serve your goal?

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Question added by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company
Date Posted: 2017/12/12
Obaid ur Rehman
by Obaid ur Rehman , HR Executive , Al Bahr Al Arabi Marine Engineering Services

I think we should hire perfect people and let them work. Overqualified is nothing, they are more exprienced and knowledgeable pwrsons. 

Ghulam Mohyiddeen
by Ghulam Mohyiddeen , Assistant Manager Fueling & Audit , (ZTE) Zhongxing Telecom Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.

If you hire an overqualified person for a job, most probably he will switch sooner than anybody else Although S/he must be given a chance if s/he has an attitude/aptitude for that specific role, ... But in favour of the overall growth this practice is not recommended unless really necessary.

Ahmed ibrahim
by Ahmed ibrahim , محاسب عام , شبكة المحامين العرب

i prefer to search of people i can stand by of them to achieve to goals by this way we can choose people have more skills and hard work too but over qualified word dont be good way to gain anything

 

thank you

Jamal Ahmed
by Jamal Ahmed , HR Generalist , Ramco Group (Trading and Contracting)

I prefer a normal candidate who answers a simple question upto the moderate level, cause it provokes interviewer's mind that candidate might be a risk to the department.

Need to Smile, hahahahaha, 

Sorry for that but because this work what i used to hear from any place i try to apply for it.

 

Over Qualified word, means that the person who looking to hire new person is not confident about his capability  to manage higher skills persons, 

 

For me strong organiation is the one which already have it is clear rules which make everyone undrrstand his rule and his rights,

 

accordingly i will  not have any issue to hire any high skill person as this definetly will be an add value for the organization

Preethi Balmurali
by Preethi Balmurali , Freelance Recrutier , Recruitment Agency

No I do not believe in the overqualified word while looking for a new employee.

Yes, I will search them myself to serve my goal provided he/she has the right attitude, competencies required for the job and is not very expensive for the Organization 

 

by , Administrative Supervisor , Wadi Jana Company

From my point of view, I have relied on qualified candidates and sincere loyal staff, in addition to the availability of competence, experience, education and strong personality.

Hemant Chalke
by Hemant Chalke , Group Head of Estates & Fleet Assets , Initial Saudi Group

Personally for me, i look first of all for the attitude that i am looking for, then experience, then qualifications.  Because if a person has the attitude i need, i do get what i want with his experience and qualifications.  Behaviourally structures questions will tell me a lot about his past behaviour in presence of situations and his attitude.

In some cases, yes i would like to have an overqualified person keeping in mind the future and the position i wish this person to take up in the near future.  But yes, the cost of the person being overqualified is my responsibility incase calculations go wrong.  

Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
by Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

I do believe that, matter is subject to the "Job Description" and how the H.R. people are trying to attract the right calibers to the right job, as a matter of fact it is their own role.

Asif Nazir Ch
by Asif Nazir Ch , I.T officer / in charge Prime Minister House AJK , Prime Minister office

Maximum tasks are depends on situations. Some times overqualified just like as over confidence. Your subordinates will work upto 70% to 80% efficient and as Leader or Manager it is upto you take 100%. Balance will be there in your managing and result oriented techniques.

Reuben Stephen
by Reuben Stephen , Project Manager , Tech Mahindra

That is pretty akin to asking if one prefers to choose a Believer or an Atheist as a friend.

In which case, irrespective of any suggested data trend on which kind is usually a better Human Being, I would choose to disregard the type but focus on the criteria required for a good friend.

Similarly, Either of these, an overqualified or  a less qualified candidate could potentially be advantageous to the team and to the work at hand.

I have personally seen huge potential that people bring in with

1) Attitude

2) Capability (Expertise) /Capacity (of Learning, sometimes) and Benefit of Perspective 

3) Social Skills (Communication, Leadership and Strategic abilities).

Not many of these talents are usually taught in universities.

So I would not accept overqualification as a blank cheque at all.

 

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