• Question: What do you think is this the most important skills to have when you are a engineer

    Asked by dancer2002 to Ainz, Hannah, Norbert, Simon, Siu on 15 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by Holly.
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      Simon Lay answered on 15 Jun 2015:

      Hi
      I have interviewed lots of prospective engineers and the one thing i look for is enthusiasm. If you are really enthusiastic and want to do something well then eventually you will! You also need an interest in how things work and need to be reasonably good with your hands but most things can be learned if you want them enough.

    • Photo: Hannah Pearlman

      Hannah Pearlman answered on 15 Jun 2015:

      For me the most important thing has been a willingness to learn and to just “have a go”. Engineering is such a diverse career, there are so many things you could end up doing that often when you start a job you don’t know much about it, the ability to learn and pick things up, be it a new computer program or a new product, is key.

    • Photo: Siu Ng

      Siu Ng answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      Dear dancer2002 and Holly,
      Persevere – Continue doing something what you strongly believe in even though there are obstacles, discouragements and difficulties along the way.

    • Photo: Norbert Gogiel

      Norbert Gogiel answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      The most important skills are: enthusiasm for problem solving and learning. This would be the most important! Once, you have this then you have everything!

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