"Someone in leadership also has needs. They need a team that respects and looks up to them. If they hire someone that clearly has a better resume, this is just

"Someone in leadership also has needs. They need a team that respects and looks up to them. If they hire someone that clearly has a better resume, this is just not going to work." Not generally true. I've worked with people with management experience who got a chance as junior programmers (after getting tired from managing or not finding another job). They were incredibly loyal, nice, and easy to work with and manage. I've also worked with arrogant intolerable people with zero experience. Overqualification is really just a bad factor to consider.