Ask Devex: The under-/overqualified dilemma

From successfully displaying consulting assignments on a CV to acing technical tests, development professionals face a myriad of career challenges before even landing the job.

Kate Warren, Devex senior director and editor of careers & recruiting, invited development professionals to submit their own pressing questions in this month’s installment of our “Ask Devex” Crowdhall series. Having spent a decade of her career working in development recruitment, Warren knows that navigating a successful development career path can be daunting.

Devex members put her knowledge to the test, inquiring how to deal with vacancies for which one feels under- or over-qualifications, for instance. Warren gave advice on how to choose between two different development positions and on how to get a recruiter’s attention if not through networking events and a stellar resume.

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