Why hiring newbies may be better than hiring experienced workers

Why hiring newbies may be better than hiring experienced workers Avatar Posted by Shelly under Human Resources
From http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu 1738 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 17, 2008 12:29 pm
As life-long employment fades and the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, many companies look to hire skilled, experienced workers to improve productivity quickly. Those workers, however, often bring baggage from prior jobs that can negate the benefits of their prior experience, according to new Wharton research.

Companies might be better off investing in training fresh recruits with little experience in an industry so the companies can have more control over how the new workers adapt to their new employer's corporate strategy and culture. The research found that training may be more productive than paying a premium to hire experienced workers who might come from a different sort of corporate environment.



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Written by ArmadaIG
1737 days ago

Interesting!



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