January 17, 2026 • The Resilient Recruiter

What “Overqualified” Really Means in Today’s Hiring Market

Posted on January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 by natalie@resiliencegroup.net

Few phrases in the hiring process generate as much confusion as “overqualified.” It sounds like praise, but it functions as a full stop. Candidates are left wondering how experience, judgment, and capability – the very qualities careers are built on – suddenly became liabilities. Most explanations offered to candidates are superficial. Employers worry you’ll get[…]

Why Interview Feedback is Vague - and Why it Usually Has to Be

Why Feedback Is Vague – and Why It Usually Has to Be

Posted on January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 by natalie@resiliencegroup.net

For many candidates, the most frustrating part of the hiring process is not rejection itself. It is the explanation. After multiple interviews, careful preparation, and weeks of waiting, candidates are told some variation of the same thing: “It was a competitive process.” “We went in another direction.” “There was nothing wrong; it just came down[…]