Word info

overqualified

Adjective

Meaning

overqualified (comparative more overqualified, superlative most overqualified)

Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
Antonym: underqualified

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

Examples

A few months after we arrived, he landed a job interview for a position he was grossly overqualified for. Source: Internet

Employers are currently spoilt for choice, even for ‘entry level’ postings, with multiple applications from desperate work seekers willing to take on jobs for which they are hugely overqualified. Source: Internet

"I can understand why hiring managers may be skeptical to hire someone like me for a Christmas casual position but perhaps people who are so-called 'overqualified' can bring different skills to a job," she said. Source: Internet

No woman can be laughably overqualified compared to her male opponents while still being a 'new' and 'fresh' face to lead the party. Source: Internet

We also hope Vikram understands that he is too overqualified for movies like Swamy Square and Sketch. Source: Internet

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