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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who hires, I pretty much discard any resumes of young adults who haven't worked. They may have done well in school but I need more than book smarts. I want to know they can work as a team member, that they had a good work ethic and can manage work responsibilities and I want work references. Working is a different skill set than studying and I don't want to be breaking people in to their first job. i want them to come with the foundational skills needed to be a competent, capable employee already in place and high marks alone don't tell me that. [/quote]

+1 - And it doesn't matter if the work experience is in the career field or not, as the other PP stated.  As stated here, work experience shows you can work in a team, which is very important. In my high tech job in a fortune 100 company, I can tell you that the company would rather hire someone who is a great team player with average coding skills than an outstanding coder who cannot work as a team player.   That person usually gets put in "special projects" which usually means he's on his way out.[/quote]

I have a similar attitude toward hiring those who've played team sports.  I shy away from those who've never been part of a team at a competitive level.  My workplace is a team effort and I can't take a chance on someone who hasn't been part of a team.  [/quote]

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