Comments on: Experience vs ability http://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experience-vs-ability Technology, Strategy, People and Projects Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:53:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ambiguities of Experience – Book Review — Eric D. Brownhttp://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-405 Ambiguities of Experience – Book Review — Eric D. Brown Tue, 18 May 2010 15:04:08 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-405 [...] over education.  This book makes me rethink that approach in some ways. I’ll still hire for ability over experience any day [...] [...] over education.  This book makes me rethink that approach in some ways. I’ll still hire for ability over experience any day [...]

]]> By: odellehttp://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-404 odelle Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:43:58 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-404 I really like the word track Kate is suggesting here. It is a reality that employers are going to want to see your "track record" when applying to a company. As much as we want to think we are the greatest, at the end of the day most company's radios are tuned to WII-FM (What's In It For Me?!) The best way to overcome THEIR objection is to face it head on. Not in an accusatory or obnoxious way, but to instead say "I understand that you are probably looking for someone with a more precise work history in personal training. However I think you will find with my experiences doing (insert points A, B &/or C) that even though I have never worked as a personal trainer I am more than equipped to help your company and its clients to the next level."<br><a rel="follow" href="http://www.topcarsrent.ro/" rel="nofollow">masini de inchiriat</a> I really like the word track Kate is suggesting here. It is a reality that employers are going to want to see your “track record” when applying to a company. As much as we want to think we are the greatest, at the end of the day most company's radios are tuned to WII-FM (What's In It For Me?!) The best way to overcome THEIR objection is to face it head on. Not in an accusatory or obnoxious way, but to instead say “I understand that you are probably looking for someone with a more precise work history in personal training. However I think you will find with my experiences doing (insert points A, B &/or C) that even though I have never worked as a personal trainer I am more than equipped to help your company and its clients to the next level.”
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]]> By: Aligning Business and Technology with People | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projectshttp://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-403 Aligning Business and Technology with People | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects Tue, 20 May 2008 14:27:17 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-403 [...] regular readers may know, I’ve written about this topic a few times (see here, here and here for a few [...] [...] regular readers may know, I’ve written about this topic a few times (see here, here and here for a few [...]

]]> By: Experience vs Ability Redux | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projectshttp://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-402 Experience vs Ability Redux | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:05:29 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-402 [...] In early March, Mind Hacks had an interesting article titled “Are you experienced? Does it matter?” which adds another wrinkle to my the argument I made in my Experience vs Ability post. [...] [...] In early March, Mind Hacks had an interesting article titled “Are you experienced? Does it matter?” which adds another wrinkle to my the argument I made in my Experience vs Ability post. [...]

]]> By: Eric Brownhttp://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-401 Eric Brown Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:34:32 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-401 John - Thanks for the comment and the link. John – Thanks for the comment and the link.

]]> By: John Hunterhttp://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-400 John Hunter Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:37:50 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/experience-vs-ability.htm#comment-400 Exactly right. I find the attempt to quantify the unquantifiable annoying. Yes I can understand you might want an expert for a position. Number of years can sometimes be helpful (but I would say under 1% of the time that it is used in hiring). The same for college degree. all things being equal I can see using measures like college degree and number of years, but almost never are all things equal. Admit that you have to use judgment in hiring and then do so. Try to do sensible things to make your selection more effective over time but I doubt you will find any evidence that screening on years of experience helps. For more see: http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/10/07/hiring-the-right-workers/ Exactly right. I find the attempt to quantify the unquantifiable annoying. Yes I can understand you might want an expert for a position. Number of years can sometimes be helpful (but I would say under 1% of the time that it is used in hiring). The same for college degree. all things being equal I can see using measures like college degree and number of years, but almost never are all things equal.

Admit that you have to use judgment in hiring and then do so. Try to do sensible things to make your selection more effective over time but I doubt you will find any evidence that screening on years of experience helps.

For more see: http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/10/07/hiring-the-right-workers/

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