About 20 years ago I applied for job at the city water department, I had recently retired from the Army, and was all dressed up the way I was taught in suit and tie, I had experience with water purification and all sorts of water pumps, I was rejected, but one thing stuck in my head about the interview, the interviewer told me “you look like a lawyer”.
Better to look like a lawyer than to look overqualified.
The latter excuse was often used during those dreary days in 1983 and 4 when I lost my job in the oil industry and tried to find employment.
I still thank God daily that the business turned around not long thereafter.