Over the years it has been a recurring theme that people rarely succeed in applying for positions below their level, professional expertise and background.
HR view it a dangerous practice to put a more experienced candidate into a position (below their level) where others may perceived them as a cultural threat to their own situations, and managers may feel intimidated by their presence, plus HR may also assume that you are only using it as a “filler position” until something more suitable comes along.
There can be many reasons, however the bottom line is that it rarely works even though in theory you would be great for the job.
Dumbing down of your CV exposes you to later being viewed as deceitful and/or manipulative as the true picture will ultimately come out.
It’s a dilemma that that applies across all sectors and occupations.
Endeavour to match your skills, expertise and experience to the position description as much as possible…the closer the FIT the higher your chance of being considered as a real contender for the job.
Carefully research the opportunity and employer, plus always speak to any nominated person in the job advertisement and never shy away from asking probing questions to elicit core information important to your decision making process.
People often waste a lot of time and effort applying for lower positions that they actually have zero chance in obtaining.
