It means you're holding out for someone who will probably be both overpaid and bored.
The current job market reminds me of a story about a church committee assigned to hire a new pastor. Numerous well-qualified candidates applied, but none seemed to meet the committee's requirements. Frustrated with this perfectionism, one of the committee's members submitted an anonymous résumé with the accomplishments of a certain priest who had lived and preached in Galilee 2,000 years before. The committee reviewed the résumé and rejected it. Even Jesus Christ wasn't good enough.
According to the Department of Labor, unemployment rose to 9.8% in September, and that doesn't include people who have given up looking. Employers with job openings have plenty of well-qualified job candidates to choose from, and like a beauty queen choosing from an abundance of suitors, they're getting awfully picky. In fact, they too seem to be looking for, and expecting, perfection. I say this both from personal experience and from hearing many anecdotal accounts from colleagues seeking employment. The pursuit of perfection is a powerful trend in the present job marke
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