Does experience matter when hiring?
September 15, 2008 by Miki Saxon
Post from Leadership Turn
When a bit of serendipity, no matter how small, drops into your life it’s a wise move to notice and appreciate it.
Last week our channel editor sent a reminder that today was theme day (when participating Biz Channel bloggers all write on the same subject) and the subject was “Does Experience Matter?”
A day later I read a fascinating article based on Wharton management professor Nancy Rothbard’s co-authored paper titled Unpacking Prior Experience: How Career History Affects Job Performance about the dangers in hiring dominantly based on experience.
Obviously a post match made in heaven.
Experience is good, right? Not …read more