paper qualification syndrome

noun

The situation where potential employees have received a great deal of education but not in areas that would properly equip them for the workforce.

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diploma diseasePQS
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Meanings

nounpaper qualification syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe situation where potential employees have received a great deal of education but not in areas that would properly equip them for the workforce.

    Synonyms: diploma disease, PQS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe situation where potential employees have received a great deal of education but not in areas that would properly equip them for the workforce.

Similar
diploma diseasePQS
Also see
diploma disease
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