Around the Business Channel: Does Experience Matter?

The b5media Business Channel bloggers came together to colloborate on the question of experience – Does it really matter? Check out their thoughts on the question – “Does Experience Matter?:

Susan Gunelius from Brandcurve, shares a montage of Mac vs. PC commercials demonstrating relationship and experiential branding at work. Experience counts for a lot when it comes to brand loyalty and word-of-mouth marketing. Mac customers have great experiences with the brand and they become loyal, vocal brand advocates.

At Slacker Manager, Phil and David tackle the question head on by going to their readers for feedback. Who would you hire? Someone with Great Experience or Great Attitude? Click over and share your thoughts? Who would you rather hire?

Miki Saxon at Leadership Turn, notes that most managers look first for direct experience when interviewing, but is that a good thing? Experience in general has enormous value, but by holding out for direct or exact experience you can shoot yourself in the foot.

At One Vote Matters, Thursday Bram highlights Charlie Gibson’s interview with Sarah Palin. Her obvious lack of familiarity with the Bush Doctrine is enough to make Thursday Bram sure that Sarah Palin isn’t ready to be vice president. Worse, if John McCain is elected, she’ll be only one step away from the presidency. Can the U.S. afford another president who’s approach to foreign policy is overly simplistic?

Here at Interview Chatter, I ask the question, Managers does experience matter when hiring and Which candidate should we hire? Whether we are attempting to fill the job for President or ordinary jobs, I am curious about whether experience matters. What do you think?

When it comes to tax-exempt businesses, like churches, Kelly Erb at Taxgirl reminds us that sometimes it’s best to keep quiet – especially at election time.

At Daily Blender, Jennifer Heigl questions whether “other experience” is enough when it comes to running a restaurant. Maybe some jobs are a bit tougher than you think…

When it comes to new jobs, Jean Murray, at Small Business Boomers, shares 5 Ways to Use Your Experience in a New Career. Check it out!

Don’t get too hung up on experience, though. At Home Biz Notes, Mary Emma Allen asks, Is Experience Necessary for a Home Business? Mary Emma mentions the fact that if you don’t have a great deal of experience when starting a home business, at least arm yourself with all the knowledge you can.

Miranda Marquit echoes this statement at Yielding Wealth: Does Experience Matter When Managing Your Finances? According to Miranda, you don’t need professional experience, and you do not have to be good at math. But you do need to be willing to learn, and willing to show some discipline.

At Behind the Buzz, Rachel Clarke lists her pet website design peeves that impact on the customer experience. She asks, “Does Experience Matter?” according to Rachel, “yes” – for a brand or company, the experience that a potential or existing customer has when they hit your website or interact with your distributed content or any of your marketers does matter.

I trust you will find the various perspectives on the question of whether experience matters, will help you as you pursue your personal and professional goals. Feel free to tleave a comment with your thoughts about experience – Does it really matter?

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