Top 5 skills to better build your engineering career by Ani Margaryan

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1. Top 5 skills to better build your Engineering career Ani Meruzhan Margaryan SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
2. • 62% of programmers are open to new opportunities • 80% of employers prefer mix of soft and hard skills • 75% of employers remember the previous communication experience with candidates. * source: Devskiller, 2018 Some useful stats Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
3. #1 Open for diversifying skills & knowledge • Follow up with technology trends • Be open for feedback and learning • Specification is the basis. Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
4. #2 Approachability and helpfulness • Be helpful with questions, care • Simply show when you are not open for interruptions • Learn when teaching. Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
5. #3 Accountability • Be your codereviewer, be your own Hitler • Don’t prioritize deadline over quality • Take ownership of mistakes/successes the same way. Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
6. #4 Communication • Ask the right questions to receive the right answers: no double-asking, no waste of time • Adequate and positive self-presentation • Be able to communicate with non-tech people as well. Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
7. #5 Problem Solving • Find different ways to approach the same problem • Define the problem from A to Z before jumping to quick solutions • Brainstorm. Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
8. #6 (bonus one) Collaboration • Be aware of what your teammates are doing so that you are on the same line • Adapt to changing working conditions • Respect guidelines. Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
9. SO! soft skills matter as they can help you thrive in a rapidly-changing technological world. Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019
10. Thank you! Questions? Let’s be in contact! • https://t.me/hr_addict_Armenia • https://www.facebook.com/animeruzhani • https://www.linkedin.com/in/animeruzhani/ Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019 Ani Meruzhan Margaryan, SwiftCoders Armenia, 2019