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As I surf the job boards every day, I notice one thing: “8+ years of experience required” in a specific field (mind you most of the jobs have salaries under $60,000) The first “real job” that I ever had was at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, I was the marketing and events coordinator for the centennial celebration. I had planned a few small campus events with my orgs and suddenly I was responsible for producing an event with 30+ vendors, a number of student performances, and over 50 volunteers (with oversight, of course). They knew I came in as an intern and ended up with a full-time job within 5 days, they knew I was a student who never planned such a large event, they knew I was taking 5 classes and working a second job at night…and not a single person in that office had any doubt that I could do it (and did). From my perspective, in entertainment/marketing/events…things change every day. New technology is created, new vendors are available, and everyone is looking to do something innovative. Of course extensive years of experience will always be valuable, but you might be missing out on the best candidate. The ones who are actually excited about the job, would go into an interview knowing they’re the target market and have ideas that nobody else is bringing, and bring a new thought process that can make what you do more efficient. So, do you really need someone with 8+ years of experience or do you need someone who’s creative, organized, and executes on time? #marketing #events #music #entertainment #hiringpractices #jobsearch
Jennifer Kalison
11mo
Agreed! My understanding is that they know that they're not going to get what they ask for, though. It's probably why I often see the advice #applyanyway
Candie Kemp
11mo
That is a valid perspective, yes. I'm also told by friends who work in HR that executive committees are questioning "job hoppers." As if a pandemic has not reshuffled and caused people to land in unexpected places for shorter time spans than anticipated. Hiring and expectations surrounding seems like such a mess these days!
Christian Gonzalez
11mo
Just creative, organized, and executes on time.
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11moSamantha- thanks for sharing. The job descriptions are deceiving. Many are created to attract a wide pool of candidate experience. It should be about skills+experience. Many job descriptions are posted even if there is no job. They are fishing, testing and anticipating openings or giving the impression they are hiring to position themselves as being secure and performing well.