In this lecture, I will show you different techniques that you can use in order to compete with candidates who have more experience than you. Identifying qualities will be easy, how they can make up for lack of experience. That is the question. So make sure when you're doing so, or when you're highlighting those qualities, make sure they're highlighted in a way that they are very relevant to what the job requires, like example, good communication skills, in case of a public speaking job, you know, you could go through a job description, and you will understand what I'm trying to say. Then focus, try to focus on the skills that are most relevant to the job application that is in front of you. So make sure you highlight those things appropriately.

I've mentioned that in the previous lecture. Then one thing that is very important, and that is how your resume actually portrays your confidence. So try to be creative when you're portraying yourself on a piece of paper and also at the interview. We'll discuss more details about that in the next module. But creativity and confidence is something that can overshadow a person Who has more experience than you? Another thing that you can do is that you can focus on your accomplishments of what you've done in the past.

Maybe the other person you're competing against has more years of experience behind him or her. But there is a possibility that you have more relevant experience that that person, so try to use that thing to your advantage. voluntary work. Remember I've mentioned a couple of times before that voluntary work carries a lot of weightage when you're competing with experienced candidates, and then finally, you can use your university projects and your academic record and your thesis as well to your advantage. So Mind you, in a nutshell, I will just tell you very briefly that yes, you will be competing against experienced candidates, but that does not mean that you don't have a chance over here I would like to share an example with you. Once I was conducting an interview of different candidates and two candidates, which I had shortlisted came across.

So the first one or candidate a, he had about three years or maybe five years experience doing various jobs with two or three different organizations. At the same time, the other candidate had about 10 years experience, but mostly with one organization and in one specific role. So, if you count the number of years of experience, one candidate had 10 years experience, the other one had only five. And then there is no Apple to Apple comparison between the two. However, that person who had 10 years of experience was confined to one job only. And the other one, with five years experience had been working with different organizations or different roles within an organization.

Now, if you talk about the person who has 10 years experience behind him, that person who was confined to one job for 10 years, had been doing the same job again and again, over a span of 10 years. So logically speaking, he had only one years experience of doing the same job again and again for 10 years. Whereas the other person with five years experience had multiple experiences. With different job roles and organizations. So in the end, I actually ended up shortlisting the person with less experience and was able to justify that to the hiring manager since I was the HR manager at that time. So you know, having less experience does not mean that you cannot compete with experienced candidates, you should try to diversify your experience as much as you can, instead of just working on the same thing again and again, for so many years.

So I hope that clarifies this doubt in your mind that whether you can compete with experienced candidates or not, I can assure you that you can experience or number of years is just a number, what you know, and how you carry the overall interview, and how you actually portray yourself. Your confidence, your creativity, and your thinking ability. Those are the things that will count when you come up for the interview.