You're not alone in the 'over-qualified' field. I have had a few friends in the past with degrees in various fields who were turned down for jobs due to their being 'over-qualified'. Just because you have a degree in something doesn't always make it easy to get a job in that field. It depends a lot on what field its in and what area of the state/country/world that you're looking for work in such field. Sometimes people decide they don't want any more of the line of work they're in, so they go looking for something in a completely different, sometimes lower class of employment. To date, I don't know a single person whose current job has anything to do with the field their degrees apply to. My best friend from high school has a 4 year degree in graphic design. She works in a bank. Within about 2 years after getting out of school she was so sick of graphic design that she wanted something else. Another friend from a while back had a degree in psychology. I'm not sure how long he went to school for that one but it was a while. Last I heard he sells furniture. My room mate has a degree in sports medicine. He's a department manager at wal-mart, and its not even in sporting goods. Some companies are thrilled to hire people with college educations regardless of what their field of study is/was, due in part to the concept that completing college shows self dicipline and determination. Some turn you down because they figure you're just taking this job until something better comes along (which in a lot of cases can be true with or without a college background). And still others will tell you flat out you have no business working here because you have too much education, you should be somewhere where you actually have a future and growth potential. But the sad thing is there are a great many college educated men and women out there waiting tables or flipping burgers at mcdonalds wondering why they spent 4 to 12 years of their life and money earning a degree that isn't doing them a bit of good now. Sometimes witholding info about your educational background on certain resumes can actually be more beneficial to you than being completely honest and listing every diploma or degree you've earned. ~E.D.