Potential Trumps Past Experience in Job Interviews

Potential Trumps Past Experience in Job InterviewsPotential Trumps Past Experience in Job InterviewsMaybe you are a fresh-faced 20-something right out of college. Or maybe youre a mom of two looking to on-ramp back into a career. Depending on the age or stage of life youre in, your resume may be a little, well, lackluster as a result. But if you thought that a resume thats light in the work history and workplace skills department could negatively affect you during job interviews, think again.Potential Trumps Past Experience in Job InterviewsAccording to a new study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, a parties befhigung is more valuable than his or her previous work experience. Case in point It turns out that, during job interviews, hiring managers will look more favorably upon a potential job candidate who may not have a lot of jobs listed on his resume but comes to the table with energy, ideas, and yes, potential.Here is a snippet from the studyParticipants playi ng the role of recruiting manager preferred a candidate with a high score on a leadership potential test and thought he/she would perform better in the future, as compared with an equally qualified candidate (both had MBAs from NYU) with a high score on a leadership achievement test. When youre job hunting, previous success doesnt always equal a job offer in the future. Thats why its important to not feel insecure if you dont have a vast amount of past work experience. Instead, focus your efforts on showing a potential boss just how much potential you haveReaders, what do you think of this new study? Do you agree that potential trumps previous work experience? Let us know in the comments section below