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What does overqualified mean?

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Adjective
  1. Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
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Nine years ago, making 1,000 euro a month was a nightmare for overqualified 30-somethings.
Recently a newer colleague remarked to me that I must be overqualified for what I have to do.
Some employers may even regard them as overqualified, with over-high expectations.
I've got a horrible feeling that I'm actually drastically overqualified for the job, and that I'm going to be wasting their time.
I forgot how demeaning it is to get rejected for a job you're overqualified for and really didn't want in the first place.
Either way, many students are sucked into the workforce at entry-level posts, grumbling that they're overqualified and underpaid.

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