Situation where an individual has a higher qualification – type or level, work experience – higher than his/her current job requires.
Comment
- Overqualification can be temporary (e.g. when an overqualified young person accepts a low-level position until they find more appropriate employment) or can have a more permanent character;
- this term is close to, but not synonymous with: overeducation, overskilling.
Source
Cedefop, 2010.