Qualified
Qualified adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Usage example: the candidate has demonstrated that he is amply qualified for the position
Skilled is a synonym for qualified in trained topic. In some cases you can use "Skilled" instead an adjective "Qualified", when it comes to topics like capable, proficient, competent.
Skilled
Skilled adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Usage example: a delicate brain operation requiring the services of a highly skilled surgeon
Qualified is a synonym for skilled in capable topic. You can use "Qualified" instead an adjective "Skilled", if it concerns topics such as experienced, proficient, competent.
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- CEO's who end up as underlings claim to be completely satisfied, as long as their boss is more skilled and qualified than they are.
Source: Original Position Fallacy -
This is recognized in the world of business by "The Peter Principle", where skilled employees are promoted through the ranks eventually to management — where they are no longer doing what they are qualified to do and thus no longer competent in their jobs, making them The Load.
Source: The Load -
It disposed of all 'unskilled' (not qualified Doctors, Engineers, Electricians, etc.) Jews in Germany, Czechia, and Poland and enslaved the skilled.
Source: The Purge
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