• Question: What single technical skill or ability is your best asset?

    Asked by 653sftb43 to Matthew, Neil, Paula, Pete, Philippa on 13 Mar 2015.
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      Neil Taylor answered on 13 Mar 2015:

      Hi 653stfb43!

      Tough question! If it has to be a technical ability, I would say it was problem solving – and in particular, applying different approaches to solve problems.

      I really enjoy discovering new methods to solve problems, and I try to learn as much as I can from other engineers in the teams that I find myself in. Because of this, I’ve often been able to use a skill I’ve picked up in the past from another team to solve a problem in the present.

      Hope this helps!

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      Philippa Jefferis answered on 16 Mar 2015:

      Hmm that’s a difficult one. I would say all of my skills are interconnected. I refer to them as my toolbox of skills and different problems require me to use different tools in which to solve a problem. So my ability to manipulate numbers is one skill, but also understanding the relationship between factors so that I can work out unknowns.

      My greatest skills then, perhaps, is my creativity. Knowing how to use my different skills in a mixture of ways to achieve my answer.

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      Pete Symons answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      Hi 653,

      Good question, but I think I would struggle to pick a single technical skill. My strengths in my job are more like the ability to explain things simply and to provide a short and simple way of explaining complex problems. I also like to innovate (try new things) so I guess my ability to see good practice and ways of doing things in other areas and apply them to brand new areas!

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