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Re: Experience vs ability

odelle — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:43:58 -0000

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&#39s radios are tuned to WII-FM (What&#39s 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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Re: Experience vs ability

odelle — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:43:58 -0000

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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Re: Experience vs ability

Eric D. Brown — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:34:32 -0000

John - Thanks for the comment and the link.

Re: Experience vs ability

Eric D. Brown — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:34:32 -0000

John - Thanks for the comment and the link.

Re: Experience vs ability

John Hunter — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:37:50 -0000

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.

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Re: Experience vs ability

John Hunter — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:37:50 -0000

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