It is commonplace to see people applying for new jobs and aspiring for higher positions. During interviews for jobs, one of the critical things that the interview panel assesses is the role played by the applicants in their previous job positions and why they are interested in the new job. The interview panel has keen interest in knowing the previous job experience of the applicants and are able to project if the suitable applicant can effectively occupy the new job position and deliver much more results than needed. In these interviews, applicants with no job experience are usually checked out of the selection process right from the onset. Why is past job experience usually one of the key considerations of an interview panel?
Luke 16:10 states that “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much”. David was able to conquer Goliath of Gath because he had had some encounters in the wilderness that at least suggest some level of experience and therefore his ability to face Goliath. The testimony and experience of David is seen in 1 Samuel 17: 34-36. It states “And David said unto Saul, thy servant kept his father’s sheep and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: and I went out after him and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defiled the armies of the living God”
Most of the time, past experience(s) tell us if we are able to surmount other future challenges that come our way. This is especially important in the career arena. There is always a starting point for everything. If you want to be a blessing to the world and amass wealth, you should be faithful in some ‘little’ activities. I know of somebody who has the best business proposal in his file and always going round looking for loan to start a big business but has no business experience. If this person had a small business operating successfully, financial institutions would have listened to his request for some loan to expand his business. Be faithful in some small business and the world would be ready to give some support to expand.
If you want to become the next president of your country or an organisation, you should be seen as actively participating in some unique leadership roles and advancing towards the post of a president. That is how it usually works. As a Christian, if you are not able to heal a ‘common’ headache, then it is possible you can’t heal a cancer! Secondly, God must be in the picture of your drive for success and greatness. Experience alone does not make the magic otherwise, Goliath would have won the battle because he was a man of war from his youth (1 Samuel 17:33).
