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"Computer Software Engineers"
Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

Skills Needed for: "Computer Software Engineers"

1) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.


2) Technology Design -- Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.


3) Troubleshooting -- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.


4) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


5) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.


6) Programming -- Writing computer programs for various purposes.


7) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


8) Systems Analysis -- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.


9) Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.


10) Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.


11) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


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12) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


13) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


14) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.


15) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


16) Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.


17) Installation -- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.


18) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


19) Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.


20) Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.


21) Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.


22) Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.


23) Science -- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.


24) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


25) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.


26) Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.


Job Description for "Computer Software Engineers" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Computer Software Engineers"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  R-I-C        SOC:  15-1032.00


 

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