There are certain things, lets say key phrases, that most people doing the hiring are looking for from a potential job candidate. Look them up for the industry you are in and work them into the interview.

The "you are over-qualified" is more or less a nice way of saying they are not going to consider you for the job. Either they are worried that you will leave too soon to recoup their investment in training or they don't feel you fit in their corporate culture. Keep looking elsewhere. The perfect fit is there. You just have to find it.

Have a friend (family usually will not want to hurt your feelings) look at your resume to make sure it is not full of too much puffery or too scant on details. I was told one page was sufficient space to list your important credentials and background. If it is too long they won't read it all anyway.

There are a few sites on the web that give good tips on how to conduct yourself in the interview. Eye contact/firm handshake/and listen-listen-listen to what the interviewer is saying. Seems stupid, but have a friend conduct a mock interview. They may be able to point out something you are doing wrong or different that you can't see.

Keep trying and eventually you will find something. Don't panic and take the first bad offer that comes along. You will regret it quickly.

Having read about how most companies have software "read" your resume for key words and all that, I think the whole process is damn silly. Sunday's and Monday's LA Times ran an article about how companies have reduced remuneration across the board and upped production requirements. Makes one wonder how much of a dog beg one has to do just to get a bone.

Jim, you could probably take what you have and start off at the swap meet eventually building up a business of custom bike builds and repairs. There are a lot of riders that just can't do any of that. You're not going to find a high demographic at most swaps, but the OC Fairgrounds brings in all kinds.

And a little guerrilla marketing will keep you busy during the week. I bet there are some SoCal Pelicans that would engage your services. You've not really said what you do/did that I know of other than wholesaling parts.

Did that, had TWO trusted men delve into my resume. One guy really did it justice. the other must have been drunk. Sad thing is is that a sales manager of a company that I have more credentials read my resume and made plenty of assumptions of me that showed that he really didn't read my resume prior to me driving 2 hours to meet him. He hired someone with out any merit for 1/2 of what the position should pay.

Now, 2 beer meeting and I have a handshake. We'll see what comes of it.

I just got off of the phone with a fellow Pelicanhead who's a Patent Attorney.

I like where this is headed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!