overqualification

noun

overqualification

noun

Etymology From over- + qualification.

1

The quality of being overqualified.

That’s because many employers fear that “along with overqualification comes arrogance,” he said.2009 October 11, Phyllis Korkki, “How a Good Candidate Clears the H.R. Hurdles”, in New York Times:

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