it seems ta me they want ta get away wid under-paying whoever they see fit to hire.

that sucks big chocolatey balls, brother, i'm sorry ta hear...

keep up the "good fight" (pun intended) and ye'll find something ggood fer ya. best of luck wid it.

"overqualified" means that they are afraid you are going to take their job away from them. They are afraid.

Your comeback should have been...

"Look Sir, if you give me a couple of days to practice, I'm sure I could come back and act as under qualified as everyone else here."

or

"If you hire me I promise I won't work up to my full potential."

i hear that myself, i am 42, have 20 years as a mechanic on all makes. my skill set is kinda unique in that i work on everything from weedeaters to cat dozers, with a sideline in welding and metal fab, and some mgmt exp. what i am learning about this whole mess, interviews and such, it is all crap. what was said earlier about them being afraid you'll advance to their position is true, i am living that now. experience used to come at a premium, not anymore. employers want to pay seasoned employees like college grads. so if the job offers 30k, and you are in reality worth 60k, rather than tell you the truth, you are called overqualified by them. i don't know if that is an insult or a compliment. but coming from someone half my age(can't believe i said that), i do, at times find it humorous. especially if in conversation, they slip and i correct them on policy, or legal, or procedure. and it is interview over!

i also know that feel Dragon I dumb down my resume alot

 
Nightdragon my Brother, I think Lucky is spot on with his reply!!!!!!!!!!!  
As much B.S. as it sounds like, it's happening in all professions.

Lucky my Brother I shall remember that one......love it....LOL

garyTJ is right on the money ,the interviewer hires idiots for the job so that he looks brilliant in the eyes of his boss,i know my boss's son now does all the hiring where i work and everyone he hires is worthless and lazy as hell, just like he is.