Experience-Sylva G.

Friday's class discussion and assignment really got me thinking about job capabilities. For the assignment, I chose Rose Massin for the job position. My decision was based on the facts I knew about her, and I started to compare her to my mother. Even though my mother has worked continuously throughout her life, maintaining her last job for almost 30 years, I still saw some of my mother in Ms. Massin. My mom currently works with a lot of young adults who have at least Bachelor degrees. However, in the 1970's, the position that my mom currently holds did not require a college education. My mom has the advantage due to her experience and has basically grown with the business.

Currently, many people associate more education with being more suitable for jobs. However, it has not always been this way. Experience has been the key essential for landing a position. Nowadays, education has been stressed and is a definite criterion for being successful. Gutierrez versus Massin situation opened my eyes to this difference. Since, society stresses education so heavily now, potential career holders of today have a setback. How do you gain experience without the opportunity to get experience? I think about Gutierrez when I hear that question. He has all the right credentials, yet no experience. Potential can only get you so far. If you are never given an opportunity to gain experience, how will you stand out? These questions will always be unanswered in my book. A lot of companies state that "experience is needed", but where do u start?