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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]
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Translations

overqualified

[ˌəʊvəˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] ADJcon titulación que excede la exigida
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The results of our study are consistent with previous research on underemployment (Dooley, Prause, & Ham-Rowbottom, 2000), overqualification (Frank & Hou, 2017), and acculturative stress (Lee & Park, 2016) as major sources of emotional strain and decreased well-being.
In fact, by the Edge Foundation, an independent education charity, suggests that the government's definition of a 'graduate job' may be disguising the extent of graduate overqualification.
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His most recent projects focus on the integration of immigrants into the labour market, with particular emphasis on overqualification, and the academic success of first- and second-generation youths.
Cabral and Jose (2005) analysed the effect of overqualification in four dimensions of job satisfaction (job security, wage, type of work and number of working hours), and concluded that over-qualification negatively affects the job satisfaction in all these four cases.