> which is odd in an engineering environment where having correct and efficient solutions would be the most important.
Whenever people have to work together as a team, social skills become at least as important as technical ones.
That's why whenever I've interviewed job applicants, my main concern is "how well will they function on the team", not "do they have all the necessary skills". Assuming that someone is smart and likes to learn, skills can be taught. Fitting in on a team, though, cannot.
>Assuming that someone is smart and likes to learn, skills can be taught.
wish you can tell that to the current job market. Tons of jobs I wasn't even given time to talk to a technical reviewer for because it seems people right now just want the perfect candidate who will be productive from day zero.
Whenever people have to work together as a team, social skills become at least as important as technical ones.
That's why whenever I've interviewed job applicants, my main concern is "how well will they function on the team", not "do they have all the necessary skills". Assuming that someone is smart and likes to learn, skills can be taught. Fitting in on a team, though, cannot.