Overqualified ?

Do others get the same response when applying to jobs?

I honestly don't think my qualifications are that impressive .
Maybe I should rewrite my resume and remove certifications and some education?

All depends on the position I would think....

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Danielm7

Very much applies to the position, if you have an MBA/CISSP/CISM, etc and are going for a lower level position, you're going to be written off as overqualified. I once didn't even interview a guy for a Jr security analyst position who had a CISSP, MS degree and was already a security engineer, it made no sense, he was looking for a job to move across the country to be with family. He would have been gone in 2 seconds when he found another job, justifiably.

Anyway, are the roles you're applying to making sense based on your on paper qualifications?

balance

The positions were Sr SOC Engineer and Sr. Security Analyst , but I can see the risk from a business standpoint.

Perhaps I should focus on an Architect role.

NetworkNewb

MBA and CISM for those roles... seeing those would make me believe you are focusing on getting a manager type role in the near future

LonerVamp

I think the overqualified part is sometimes a way to say you may be asking more than they want to give? If you have certain qualifications, there may be an assumption that you want to have a level of salary they're not going to give.

Another aspect, as already mentioned, would be someone who looks like a manager applying for a hands-on technical role. I think that's unfair and people should choose where they want to go (and you might have to fight to be able to explain that to someone candidly), but I can see people being wary of that manager just looking for a temporary job while they look for that next manager role.