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Why The Next Person You Hire Should Be Overqualified

"Overqualified workers tend to try different things, and through the process they bring creative insights and find better ways of doing their work."

Hiring someone who is overqualified sounds like a recipe for disaster. What if they get bored and quit? Or what if they develop a bad attitude as a result of feeling above the duties of their job? Turns out you shouldn't worry, according to new research published by the Academy of Management Journal. It found that hiring someone who is overqualified can be a win for both the employee and the employer.

"A major trend in our current economic condition is the rise in underemployment," says Jing Zhou, a professor of management and psychology at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. "[Employers] almost universally believe it’s a bad thing to hire someone who is overqualified, but we found that there is another side to this with positive implications for management."

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