Chartered accountants run corporate Zimbabwe. Has that made our boardrooms more focused on bean counting and cost containment than innovation? Would we see different outcomes if engineers dominated the C-suite instead?
@GeorgeNhewe weighs in with his perspective.
Having spent many years in recruitment, I continue to see organisations making the same mistakes when hiring. One of the most common problems is the use of arbitrary requirements in job adverts, especially around qualifications and years of experience. Why should a job require 10 or 15 years of experience? Is there really a meaningful difference between someone with 10 years of experience and someone with 9? In most cases, there is not.
Research consistently shows that the relationship between years of experience and job performance is weak. After a certain point, additional years of experience add very little predictive value.
Organisations therefore need to stop obsessing over long experience requirements and instead define a reasonable threshold that reflects what is genuinely necessary to perform the job.
The same problem appears in qualification requirements. Job adverts often state that “an MBA is an added advantage” or list multiple degrees without any clear justification. Who determined that this qualification actually improves performance in that specific role? Evidence shows that additional years of formal education do not automatically translate into better job performance.
If you look at many job adverts today, you will see a long list of arbitrary criteria that unnecessarily exclude capable candidates. In many cases, these requirements have simply been copied from previous adverts without any serious thinking about the work itself.
The correct approach is to start with a proper job profile based on the actual work to be done. Define the level of decision-making, the complexity of problems to be solved, the knowledge required, and the outcomes expected. Once the work is clearly defined, the appropriate capabilities, experience, and qualifications become much easier to determine.
Hiring should be anchored in the realities of the job, not in generic job descriptions.
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Acting President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga addressed the Roman Catholic Millennials for Christ in Nyanga, emphasizing the government's commitment to creating investment programs that empower youth. Joined by provincial officials, he highlighted the unique challenges and identity of the digitally-shaped millennial generation. The event, strengthening faith and national role, focused on their critical place in the future of both the church and the nation, offering hope and purpose.
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May the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord show you His favour and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26
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Let’s help each other recover our lost/stolen property 🙏🏽🙏🏽
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I agree 🤣