2.2 Analysis
There is a strong analytical and problem solving component for any job, and while it is important that one adequate analysis and research, it is more important that one draws conclusions. These conclusions are what can start the next process, or even change an entire direction that a company is going. For example, a graph and report says far more than an Excel workbook filled with complex worksheets for nearly everyone. In fact, studies have shown that visuals lead to a significant statistical difference of up to a 1.5 times in comprehension (Kernbach, Eppler, Bresciani, 175).
In meetings with co-workers, I realized that presentations were far more result orientated as opposed to process orientated. After a discussion on why …show more content…
6 Grasp of new technologies/ willingness to learn new things Especially in the technology industry, new things are constantly being created, and it is important to both be good at learning them and willing to learn them
Table 1- Rankings of Most Important Skills for a Quantitative Developer
3.1 Willingness to Learn
With employees hailing from different disciplines, it is natural that their skill sets and abilities vary significantly. While it is important to plan out and distribute workload or tasks carefully, learning is a lifelong process. There is sometimes a hesitance to pick up a new skill of a different nature and what this can eventually result in is a fragmented team where a great deal of time and effort has to spent on constantly explaining things. On a similar vein, the lack of a desire to learn more in a rapidly changing technological industry can also lead a general apathy to improvement. This apathy is something that prevents people from performing to the best of their abilities. As seen in the table, many already recognize the importance of attitude and its numerous other …show more content…
This is a software method that is highly focussed on performance and emphasizes on constant re-evaluation (Fagerholm, Ikonen, Kettunen, Münch, Roto & Abrahamsson, 2015). This methodology of development is entirely new for many of the developers in the company, but it is precisely this kind of willingness to learn and adapt that leads to progress and growth. Since this holds true for established professionals, then the guidelines easily extend to co-op
There is a strong analytical and problem solving component for any job, and while it is important that one adequate analysis and research, it is more important that one draws conclusions. These conclusions are what can start the next process, or even change an entire direction that a company is going. For example, a graph and report says far more than an Excel workbook filled with complex worksheets for nearly everyone. In fact, studies have shown that visuals lead to a significant statistical difference of up to a 1.5 times in comprehension (Kernbach, Eppler, Bresciani, 175).
In meetings with co-workers, I realized that presentations were far more result orientated as opposed to process orientated. After a discussion on why …show more content…
6 Grasp of new technologies/ willingness to learn new things Especially in the technology industry, new things are constantly being created, and it is important to both be good at learning them and willing to learn them
Table 1- Rankings of Most Important Skills for a Quantitative Developer
3.1 Willingness to Learn
With employees hailing from different disciplines, it is natural that their skill sets and abilities vary significantly. While it is important to plan out and distribute workload or tasks carefully, learning is a lifelong process. There is sometimes a hesitance to pick up a new skill of a different nature and what this can eventually result in is a fragmented team where a great deal of time and effort has to spent on constantly explaining things. On a similar vein, the lack of a desire to learn more in a rapidly changing technological industry can also lead a general apathy to improvement. This apathy is something that prevents people from performing to the best of their abilities. As seen in the table, many already recognize the importance of attitude and its numerous other …show more content…
This is a software method that is highly focussed on performance and emphasizes on constant re-evaluation (Fagerholm, Ikonen, Kettunen, Münch, Roto & Abrahamsson, 2015). This methodology of development is entirely new for many of the developers in the company, but it is precisely this kind of willingness to learn and adapt that leads to progress and growth. Since this holds true for established professionals, then the guidelines easily extend to co-op