Google techie rejected from job for being 'too good', recruiter says ‘qualifications are…’

A software engineer at Google recently found herself rejected from a new job for being ‘too qualified’ — sparking off a hilarious discussion on X. Anu Sharma shared the update on X and attached the message sent by a recruiter after she had sent out her resume. She also clarified in response to comments that the role had been with a “good start-up company”.  

“Didn’t know you could be rejected for being too good,” she joked in a social media post.

The recruiter email shared by the Google employee — as identified by her social media profiles — extolled the high qualifications of the application. It however noted that hiring an ‘overqualified’ person often let to a quick exit due to dissatisfaction with the job role. 

“After reviewing your resume, we realised that your qualifications significantly surpass the role requirements. Our experience indicates that candidates with higher qualifications often find the work unfulfilling and tend to leave shortly after joining,” the recruiter explained.

The comment section appeared divided with many commiserating with Sharma while others found the recruiter's response wholly justified. Others still sought to inform the Google employee that it was now time for her to

“I mean you have to appreciate their openness regarding the matter. They could have easily made up some excuse or could have pinned it on you. Instead they owned up and acknowledged your superiority for the role. You won’t find many companies doing that. And what if they were right and you didn’t like the opportunity there? Would have been a loss on both sides,” one X user agreed.

“You are in Google, so you should stop applying now for life…and get married and settle and focus on getting your kids to Google now,” suggested another user.

“I was rejected too recently not for being more qualified but being from a higher ranking college. I told them I won't leave but they were hell bent,” commiserated a third.