Le sentiment de surqualification chez les diplômés
The majority of researchers who study occupational overqualification interpret it as mainly a matter of overeducation. This analysis shows that the issue of overqualification has a broader interpretation than these authors have shown. One assumes that a graduate hopes to obtain a position commensurate with his level of education, but we also have to consider other factors that explain overqualification. The notion of overqualification comes from a social judgment: it is empirical, contextualized and dynamic. As there are objective and subjective measures, we explore the different factors that contribute to the perception of overqualification in Canadian postsecondary graduates. Statistical analysis is used to identify such factors in these individuals during their first years after graduation. Initially, we show that work skills and the link between the diploma earned and the employment obtained explains much more about the feeling of overqualification than solely the matter of overeducation. We also demonstrate that the impact of the extent a given skill is used on the feeling of overqualification varies substantially according to the graduate’s field of study and the nature of the particular skill utilized.
Overqualification Overeducation Skill Qualification Qualification Graduate