Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Wagner's MBA Law of The Overqualification Fallacy

Wagner's MBA Law of The Overqualification Fallacy: The state or condition of Overqualification as a negative characteristic does not exist in referring to human skills sets, so please stop saying this to people as if it is some sort of disqualification. My student was just ignored for a promotion because they were told they are "overqualified." The term "overqualification" has no actual meaning. If a person is overqualified, they are, in fact, qualified. One cannot be over-qualified without first being qualified. More is greater than less. Does that help? I hope we can now laugh at people who use the term "overqualfiication" or "overqualified." You're welcome... ;)

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