Work Experience or Advanced Education

What matters most when getting a job? Is it your work experience or the number of degrees you have? And beyond securing a career, will experience or education help you keep the job, grow in your career, and make a competitive pay? 

In this episode, take a sip with Eli Lilly and Company's Director of Talent Sourcing, Maurice Taylor, a professional who has over 30 years of recruiting experience. 

SHOW SUMMARY:

[3:57] The Importance of Experience & Education 

[6:13] How to find your workplace strengths 

[9:25] Mentoring Circles 

[11:33] How to sell yourself in an interview 

[12:52] How to get experience when you have no experience 

[17:05] Potential or Proven Results? Which matters most to employers? 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

Graduate school is great, but if it is not connected to a path toward a career, then it could be a waste of time or a waste of an expensive education. No one is perfect not even the interviewer. Our failures make us who we are - fail forward!Stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready. 

EPISODE QUOTE: “We’re all rough drafts of who we are becoming.”

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