Dear Citehrians,
I would like to know what experience is in general terms. I expect many experienced gems to answer this and add some fuel for this discussion. I have some perceptions on this, and I too will share my views later in this thread.
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Ramkishore
From India, Bangalore
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53I would like to know what experience is in general terms. I expect many experienced gems to answer this and add some fuel for this discussion. I have some perceptions on this, and I too will share my views later in this thread.
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Ramkishore
From India, Bangalore
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I believe it's the knowledge, skills, and attitudes one has on a particular job. Experience deals with the practical side of things, having done it before. You cannot say someone who just graduated from varsity is experienced in the field of his/her studies, but you would regard him as having the necessary knowledge (theory) of how things are done but has not yet done it. It also looks at one's personality/attitudes regarding the job. For example, you may study leadership, but if you have not been a leader, you wouldn't be able to adapt to new environments and know how to respond to other people's personalities, even though you have been taught leadership styles.
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Dear Ramkishore,
Greetings.
I have made an attempt here to honor your request. Experience, as a general concept, comprises knowledge of, skill in, or observation of something or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event. The history of the word "experience" aligns it closely with the concept of experiment. For example, the word "experience" could be used in a statement like: "I have experience in fishing."
The concept of experience generally refers to know-how or procedural knowledge rather than propositional knowledge - on-the-job training rather than book-learning. A person with considerable experience in a certain field can gain a reputation as an expert.
To put it in simpler terms:
The word "Experience"
- as a Noun: it is a sort of practice
- as a Verb: to undergo, suffer, taste, feel, see, try
AVS
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Greetings.
I have made an attempt here to honor your request. Experience, as a general concept, comprises knowledge of, skill in, or observation of something or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event. The history of the word "experience" aligns it closely with the concept of experiment. For example, the word "experience" could be used in a statement like: "I have experience in fishing."
The concept of experience generally refers to know-how or procedural knowledge rather than propositional knowledge - on-the-job training rather than book-learning. A person with considerable experience in a certain field can gain a reputation as an expert.
To put it in simpler terms:
The word "Experience"
- as a Noun: it is a sort of practice
- as a Verb: to undergo, suffer, taste, feel, see, try
AVS
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From India, Madras
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Congratulations MZIE on your first post. Thank you for your nice reply to the meaning of experience. I will be happy to see more of your posts in the future. You can see my daily posts at the following link: https://www.citehr.com/355324-daily-...s-avs-185.html
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Congrats MZIE for your wonderful post that too your first post was rocking..... i would like to see more of your posts in future.... Regards, Ramkishore
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Hi Ramkishore,
I am not very good at defining terms, so I may not be able to articulate it as precisely and perfectly as AVS sir did. I have explained it in my own words. I believe experience is the ability to learn from mistakes and avoid repeating them in the future. However, for me, experience is also about gradually mastering the skills to do things in a better way.
Congratulations, mzie, on your first post. It was a pleasure to read your contribution.
Thank you for the valuable information and the innovative definition of experience, AVS sir.
Kind regards,
[Your Name]
From India, Pune
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I am not very good at defining terms, so I may not be able to articulate it as precisely and perfectly as AVS sir did. I have explained it in my own words. I believe experience is the ability to learn from mistakes and avoid repeating them in the future. However, for me, experience is also about gradually mastering the skills to do things in a better way.
Congratulations, mzie, on your first post. It was a pleasure to read your contribution.
Thank you for the valuable information and the innovative definition of experience, AVS sir.
Kind regards,
[Your Name]
From India, Pune
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Some great answers there.
In my view, an HR person must differentiate the term experience in a little more subtle way... What is relevant and what is not!!! Let me give you a small example.
A person X might have been doing a thing for the past 30 years... So, he says that he has experience in doing something... Great! Now the same person X might have been doing it wrong all along... So, would you, as an HR pro, really want to call that relevant experience? A competitor candidate Y has done a similar thing for the past 2 years... However, he has done it through a better application of concepts than X. So, what would be your perspective as an HR pro?
Mind you, we are not talking of 'mistakes' per se... There are many degrees between 'right' and 'wrong.' So, you might want to be cautious of that.
Let's get generic now.
As AVS rightly put it, experience has more to do with experimentation. However, what he didn't touch upon is the overall picture. Organizations typically have jobs designed around certain objectives (from a corporate viewpoint). So, experience actually looks at understanding those principles and seeing how best the purpose can be achieved. While doing so, one needs to assess how one is doing the work, why a particular methodology is chosen, what skills are required and integrate them TO WHAT WAS LEARNED/KNOWN. And like Chitra said, it results in an evolving fluidic state. Most times you might have experienced persons who are unable to 'integrate' these things. If you delink concepts and knowledge, you probably have discounted your experience to mere performing. So, again as an HR pro, you might want to understand the context better.
From United States, Daphne
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In my view, an HR person must differentiate the term experience in a little more subtle way... What is relevant and what is not!!! Let me give you a small example.
A person X might have been doing a thing for the past 30 years... So, he says that he has experience in doing something... Great! Now the same person X might have been doing it wrong all along... So, would you, as an HR pro, really want to call that relevant experience? A competitor candidate Y has done a similar thing for the past 2 years... However, he has done it through a better application of concepts than X. So, what would be your perspective as an HR pro?
Mind you, we are not talking of 'mistakes' per se... There are many degrees between 'right' and 'wrong.' So, you might want to be cautious of that.
Let's get generic now.
As AVS rightly put it, experience has more to do with experimentation. However, what he didn't touch upon is the overall picture. Organizations typically have jobs designed around certain objectives (from a corporate viewpoint). So, experience actually looks at understanding those principles and seeing how best the purpose can be achieved. While doing so, one needs to assess how one is doing the work, why a particular methodology is chosen, what skills are required and integrate them TO WHAT WAS LEARNED/KNOWN. And like Chitra said, it results in an evolving fluidic state. Most times you might have experienced persons who are unable to 'integrate' these things. If you delink concepts and knowledge, you probably have discounted your experience to mere performing. So, again as an HR pro, you might want to understand the context better.
From United States, Daphne
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