Experience Doesn't Always Equal Competence - David Hiford (Episode 8)
Years on a resume is not the same thing as the ability to do the work. It's one of the most persistent assumptions in hiring — and one of the most expensive. A candidate with 15 years of experience can be deeply incompetent at the thing you actually need. A candidate with four years can be exceptional.
The experience proxy persists because it's easy to defend. Nobody gets fired for hiring the person with more years on paper. But the people who get hired because of it, and who can't do the job, cost far more than a well-designed screening process would have.
David Hiford, Lead Talent…
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