Definition of Overqualified

1. Adjective. Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overqualified

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overqualified

overpull
overpump
overpumped
overpumping
overpumps
overpunch
overpunched
overpunches
overpunching
overpursue
overpursued
overpursues
overpursuing
overput
overqualification
overqualified (current term)
overquantified
overquantify
overquantifying
overquell
overquelled
overquick
overquietness
overraced
overrack
overracks
overrake
overraked
overrakes
overraking

Literary usage of Overqualified

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Just a Temp: Expectation and Experiences of Women Clerical Temporary Workers by Maureen Martella (1997)
"Half of the temps believe they were overqualified for at least some of their assignments, almost half believe their skills were well-matched to the tasks ..."

2. Women's Colleges in the United States: History, Issues, & Challenges by Irene Harwarth (1997)
"... schools during the Depression, and these women did succeed in finding paid jobs, they were often jobs for which the women were overqualified.83 ..."

3. Literacy Skills for the Knowledge Society: Further Results from the by Nancy Darcovich, Statistics Canada (1997)
"Many do not consider themselves to he over- educated or overqualified for their jobs. Rather, these people tend to indicate that they are not sufficiently ..."

4. Free a Marine to Fight: Women Marines in World War II by Mary V. Stremlow (1996)
"With time, the dilemma of too many, overqualified women resolved itself because as the war progressed there was ample work for everyone, male supervisors ..."

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