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Is this a case of an overqualified job seeker kicking up a fuss?
A graduate went for an interview with a Singapore bus company, but was told to go home because he was overqualified for the job, reported Shin Min Daily News
Recently, The Straits Times reported that local bus companies have been hiring more drivers from China due to a manpower shortage.
Puzzled by this phenomena, the graduate wrote in to mypaper airing his grouses.
The treatment accorded to him by the bus company was unreasonable, he felt. According to the same report in the Chinese Daily, a Human Resource personnel from the bus company told him that they were worried that he might not last long at the company because he was overqualified.
The graduate voiced that having a degree was not the main point. If the company does not have good benefits nor a working environment, people would still be inclined to resign.
He also said that there were many advantages to hiring bus drivers with good educational qualifications. One advantage was that they could provide constructive criticism that might help to boost the company’s service standards to a higher level.
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