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I remember going to an interview at age of 19 and was told that I was "over qualified". Just recently, I checked out a local employer's job board and they wanted someone with 10 years XP Pro experience. Another farce is: "Entry Level Programmer with 10 years experience, and please don't apply if you don't know these 15 programming languages". Get real! All they have to say is "Programmer with 10 years experience who wants to be paid $7.50 an hour" - GET TO THE POINT!!

One thing I want people to keep in mind is: if you are not hired because a hiring manager did not seriously view your skill set, look at it as their loss because you are bound to make an employer happy that he or she hired you later.

Bill Gates' former employer told him he would be nothing. I bet Mr. Hiring Manager ate his words whole.

Anyway, I am done ranting and raving. I am sure that most of you know what I am saying about hiring game that is being played over and over again.