The Value of Expertise
By Jon Reisinger July, 2015
Expertise: [ek-sper-teez]
- special skill or knowledge:
- the skill or knowledge an expert has
The adage is that “practice makes perfect.” In 1993, Dr. Anders Ericsson took it one step further and said that 10,000 hours of practice (20 hours a week for 50 weeks for 10 years) is what was needed to become an expert. Over the past 22 years, multiple reports and studies by scientists and psychologists have tested Ericsson’s theory and there are multiple opinions and conclusions for or against the 10,000 rule of thumb.
Aubrey Daniels, Ph. D. believes that “What is important is the feedback and the reinforcement for improvement associated with the repetitions that make the difference. Under these conditions students become addicted to information that helps them improve”.
We at Celere Talent believe that expertise can be defined both by the amount of experience, as well as quality of work and desire to succeed in recruitment and talent acquisition. We also look at a recruiter’s ability to adapt with the times and incorporate best practices into their own work, as well as the habits of fellow team members whether they are direct reports, peers, or upper management.
When we recruit, we also look for those qualities in the candidates we vet for our clients. Celere Talent must evolve with the industries we service (Biotech, Pharmaceuticals, and Life Sciences) and we understand that traditional time based performance metrics might not accurately portray a candidate’s ability to make an impact within a new organization.
There are plenty of recruitment companies that can fill seats for Life Sciences clients but there are only a handful that can properly understand and identify the skills (hard and soft) needed to fill critical roles within an organization. We rely heavily on the EXPERTS on our recruitment teams to not only fill a seat, but deliver best in market talent for our clients again and again and again.