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Which is more important: to hire a candidate with high competency but less experience or an experienced candidate who is not very competent?

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Question added by Samar Abu Shaban , Regional HR Operations manager , souq.com
Date Posted: 2013/04/24
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Jawida Mahmoudi
by Jawida Mahmoudi , Master Trainer , معلمة,مدربة , Agricultural Vocational Training center of Sidi Bouzid

competent condidate of course

Syed Tahir Imtiaz
by Syed Tahir Imtiaz , Senior Recruitment Consultant , Randstad Sourceright

If the organizational culture encourages innovation, relaxed hiring policies, works in a fast pace industry, I would hire a high competent person.
If organization is strict in policies with a vertical organizational structure I would hire an experience candidate.

Hana Hassen
by Hana Hassen , HR Officer , confidentail

Competent candidate but flexible and fast learner

Shahzad Khan
by Shahzad Khan , Deputy Manager - Human Resources , The Searle Company Limited

Less experencd candidates are usually hired at entry level and they could polish themselves and progress the ladder. Similarly, less competent individuals remains onlower side. If every one is a STAR PERFOMER then who will compile the report? who will do the filing work? who will welcome the guests? every one has its own importance and role to perfomr in organization.

GOHAR IQBAL
by GOHAR IQBAL , Human Resource Business Partner , DP World, Karachi

A high competent person can overcome the deficiencies of being less experienced but a low competent person cannot overcome the deficiencies of being less competent.

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