On Mon, 13 Sep 2010, Kyle Gonzales wrote:
+1 to William's comments.
What even worse is the number of technical folks who are considered "not
fit for hire" due to a lack of social skills.
Technical support, consulting, sales engineering, and other roles in
technology require high levels of communications. The typical Linux
hacker IRC/email banter does not cut it.
To round out one's work skills, I would HIGHLY recommend taking public
speaking and/or presentation courses at a local community college.
Learn how to present, learn how to construct and run a slide deck, learn
how to communicate with people in a highly effective way. Soft skills
are getting considered more and more in the hiring process and
promotions in the technical field.
This is quite true. There are many opportunities out there for technical
people that can communicate. Technical merit is only a piece of the
puzzle. If you are personable and have the technical skills to back it
up, you will always be in demand! I speak from my experience on both
sides of the table during job interviews.
I should also probably throw a disclaimer in there that I have an MBA, so
I suppose I am a little biased.
Andrew
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