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Your Colleague Is Considering Applicants for a Position He Is

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Your colleague is considering applicants for a position he is trying to fill, and has narrowed them down to two. One applicant has more education but is younger and has little practical experience. The other is older, has less education but has been in the field for a quite a long time. Your colleague is leaning toward the younger applicant because he thinks she is smarter, and will have more energy and vigor in her approach to solving problems. He asks you what you think. What information can you give him regarding the other applicant?


Definitions:

Controlled

Controlled, in a general context, refers to something being directed or managed according to certain standards, rules, or systems.

ERG Theory

A three-level hierarchical need theory of motivation (existence, relatedness, growth) that allows for movement up and down the hierarchy.

Alderfer

Psychologist Clayton Alderfer developed the ERG theory, which outlines three core needs: Existence, Relatedness, and Growth, as motivation drivers.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority.

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