My wife was out of work for 6 months. She has been Executive Admin for a while. But she also had experience in Gov't Affairs in the Finance world.
When she lost her job back in late December, she really had a hard time finding work close to her Salary range. She has no degree but she has done that type of work for over 20 years. But most of the jobs that fit in her salary range require a degree. But the jobs with the salary range below that she really wants, she gets the 'over qualified' bit. She would go to an interview or two thinking she had it locked up, but then 'we are going in a different direction' email.. one mentioned in an interview, that it was really below her skill and salary, they were worried she wouldn't stay long because she may find a better job that fit her experience. The corp world is messed up with wanting degrees over experience.
She finally got a job at the hospital as an Executive Admin a few weeks ago and one of her bosses already wants to hire our daughter for his practice when he found out she was in school for LPN. I guess sometimes things fall into place..