Title Image Courtesy: news.cuna.org Whenever I come across job postings about hiring a CEO, marketing, sales, or general management professional, I normally see a common pre-requisite for a candidate: Some specific number of years of professional experience in the relevant industry. I'm sure you have the same observation. This sort of requirement keeps my mind wandering around. I used to think about it, but I couldn't find any solid ground to justify such a requirement. Is Industry Relevant Experience Really Necessary? cio.com A candidate with several years of relevant domain expertise is selected as CEO, marketing or sales manager, or in a general management position, on the assumption that he/she has a thorough knowledge about their industry to excel in the organization, and to use their interactions in the industry to bring business to the organization. Observing this stereotyped practice, some immediate questions pop up in mind: i. ...
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