Ever faced job rejection due to 'over-qualification'? But over-qualification may actually be beneficial for the employers, revealed a new study.
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‘Over-qualification has been widely considered harmful for organizations. But, a new study has suggested that the phenomena may actually be beneficial for the employers.’
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They discovered that when individual employees feel that they are not the only 'big fish in the pond', and when over-qualification becomes a norm rather than exception within the group, they tend to have more favorable reactions toward their own over-qualification status and perform better. ![twitter](https://images.medindia.net/icons/news/social/twitter.png)
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Hu said, "Managers may benefit from understanding that as over-qualification becomes normalized in the workplace, it exerts a more positive influence over such behaviors as job performance and citizenship. Furthermore, organizations should celebrate employees' qualifications when they are first brought on board and point out how these over-qualified employees are in good company by highlighting that they will be working with a highly qualified group."
Managers could also highlight the interpersonal compatibility within a group to promote the positive influence of over-qualification on employee attitudes and behaviors, according to Hu.
The study was published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Source-IANS