I was invited by my employer to fill out a questionnaire for self promotion. It includes a list of questions and we can choose to answer two. Here are the questions and my answers (no LLM was used in creating my responses):
1. "If you could share one piece of advice with someone just starting out in your field, what would it be?"
Sometimes people starting out lack belief in their own abilities. On one hand Impostor Syndrome sees people feeling like they do not know enough. On the other hand the Dunning-Kruger effect can give newcomers an inflated sense of their own capabilities. It is important to know your limits, and a technical role will have particular knowledge requirements. As I see it, the value a person brings to an organisation mostly arises from their personal approach. So knowing your value, is not so much about what knowledge you have, its about knowing what you are capable of.
2. "In your opinion what sets you apart from others in your field"
I have worked in IT for over 20 years and have seen a lot of changes. Though I like to be part of a team, I still enjoy hands-on, skills-based work. Before I started in IT, I obtained a graduate degree in Physics. This early foundation instilled in me a belief in my ability to absorb technical information and to apply it to create new solutions in my work. In my experience good engineering is not just about being individually capable, it is about sharing and empowering others with that same self-belief.
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