overqualified
having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
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How to use overqualified in a sentence
Rejection for a job because you’re “overqualified” has a certain kind of sting.
Being overqualified for a job impacts women and men differently | Cassie Werber | February 7, 2022 | QuartzHe said he is either overqualified or underqualified for the positions.
Judge blocks Hogan’s plan to pull Maryland out of federal unemployment program | Ovetta Wiggins | July 13, 2021 | Washington Post“A lot of the places I applied to said my resume was too overqualified for the job that was hiring,” she says.
Trying to enjoy the holidays with eviction looming in the new year | Kyle Swenson | December 27, 2020 | Washington PostNine years ago, making 1,000 euro a month was a nightmare for overqualified 30-somethings.
Italy’s Lost Generation: Youth Unemployment Hits Nearly 50 Percent | Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSafiya Ghori-Ahmad is one of those overqualified types that Washington, DC, seems to attract.
Muslim Woman Sues Religious-Freedom Commission For Discrimination | Sarah Wildman | June 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
This makes Herman Cain look like an overqualified candidate.
Dick Clark, Tupac’s Hologram, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | April 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn an economy where everyone is overqualified, having an advanced degree is virtually worthless.
British Dictionary definitions for overqualified
/ (ˌəʊvəˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd) /
having more managerial experience or academic qualifications than required for a particular job
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