Some employees pay their dues, put in their time, and play the long game toward job security. Some cruise along, meet expectations, and adhere to the status quo. Such team members rarely stand apart from their peers or exceed expectations.

Then some work towards bigger career goals, rise to the occasion when duty calls, and aim to go the extra mile. Here you can contrast experience and tenure and find someone with one year of experience who is as experienced as an employee who has had three. To many employers, the number of years of experience is flexible, so long as you have the results to show for the years that you do have. How do you value and contrast your tenure versus your experience?