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o·ver·qual·i·fied

(ō′vər-kwŏl′ə-fīd′)

adj.

Educated or skilled beyond what is necessary or desired for a particular job.

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overqualified

(ˌəʊvəˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd)

adj

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) having more managerial experience or academic qualifications than required for a particular job

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o•ver•qual•i•fied

(ˈoʊ vərˈkwɒl əˌfaɪd)

adj.

having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job.

[1950–55]

Translations

overqualified

[ˌəʊvəˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] ADJ → con titulación que excede la exigida

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Up to 95 per cent of today's young graduates are overqualified for their current jobs while 50 per cent work in low-skilled non-manual occupations, Khazanah Research Institute's latest school to work transition survey (SWTS) found.

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Al-Falasi said he was surprised that even though he went to very good schools and had a PhD in engineering, he got rejected when applying to many companies because they said he was overqualified. He realized he was underqualified in consulting, so he started to work on that.