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What is more important, age or experience?

I have35 years of experience in the Middle East in Senior Management positions. Why does it become difficult to find a job as you gain experience but get older as well.

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Question added by Tashfeen Qayyum , Founder And CEO , Taimur Real Estate & Consultancy
Date Posted: 2013/09/17
abdanaser alnaser
by abdanaser alnaser , محاضر في كلية الأقتصاد , جامعة الفرات

الخبرة تأتي بشكل تراكمي مع تقدم العمر الوظيفي ولكن هذا ليس شرط فممكن موظف يتقدم بالعمر ولا يكتسب الخبرة التي تميزه عن غيره من الموظفين وممكن أن يكتسب موظف جديد الخبرة باهتمامه عمله وبحثه وجده في عمله والسؤال المناسب هنا بأعتقادي أيهما أهم العمر أم الكفاءة

Manisha p
by Manisha p , Leader of Gynecology and Obstetric Ward, Academic Member , university

Experience is actually based on time spent in a certain field, not how many years you have been in it. Just because a person has been doing something for ten years or they are old doesn’t mean she/he has the most experience. So since your ability and credibility is not determined by your age but by your experience measured in hours, you need to make sure you are spending a lot of committed time towards leveling up in your field. That is why identifying your life goals and passions is so important. It helps you focus early and level up faster than your peers. The earlier you start, and the more hours you spend on something each day, the stronger you will become in that field. By then, even though you are younger than everyone around you, as long as you continuous create good value for everyone, you would have established your credibility and gain the respect of others.

 

Shabbir Hussain
by Shabbir Hussain , Assistant Registrar , LUMS

Experience is greater than age.

Zafar Iqbal
by Zafar Iqbal , Teacher (Pak Studies) Subject Specialist , Home Tutor

For job experience is required not the age.

Keegan Sequeira
by Keegan Sequeira , Independent Contractor – Website Design and Content Management , Marvin Jeter, Education Consultant / Ice House Alley Warehouses / A Grand Affair

Experience is directly related to age. Unfortunately, a lot of companies want young professionals with a lot of experience - that's a catch22. I feel organizations should value the person for their experience and not their age.

Md Shaikat Raihan
by Md Shaikat Raihan , Additional Director , Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd.

It is very difficult to say which is more important. Both age and experience are important. You can express it as60% for experience and40% for age.

Adnan Alansari
by Adnan Alansari , معاون المدير التنفيذي , شركة تاج الوسام المستثمرة في جزيرة بغداد السياحية

It is natural that get to experience a number of years you spend at work

Chiranjivi Dahal
by Chiranjivi Dahal , Sales Manager , SG Global Pvt. Ltd

Experience comes from the ages you spend on your work/job so both are equally important unless you spend your age without doing anything............

Mohammad Rizwanul Haque
by Mohammad Rizwanul Haque , Administration Manager , Oren Hydrocarbons ME FZCo.

Experience, but it doesn't come without loosing or spending the time.

Rajinikant Ramachandran
by Rajinikant Ramachandran , Group Accounts Manager & Factory Operations , Al Mehdi Group

Both age and experience are interlinked.

1. Experience makes a man perfect

2. Age is the effect on experience

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