-: So and I remember being earlier in my education
and being interested in how a business
does its financial projections
and how that's linked to how a business
creates its strategy, and in my role,
I'm able to see how that strategy is
played out in the numbers.
So with everything from we're gonna go into a
new direction for R&D, or a new product line,
to well actually executing, so we have to go
and deliver a certain product,
we have contracts to deliver certain products,
so actually how do we deliver those products on time
and cost effectively?
So one of my biggest challenge, and no lie,
is hiring the right people, is finding
the right people for the job, and it's a mix
of getting the education, getting the experience,
but then also some of those soft skills.
So I think, it depends what job's available.
So if it's more of the associate level,
more of the early career, I would say I'd focus
less on the technical experiences,
and it's much more do I feel comfortable
about who this person is?
What that person tells us about maybe some
of their stories, some of their behaviors
on how they had to deal with maybe
a hard team project, or a difficult person
they had to work with or somethin'.
So it's a lot less about those technical specifications
at the more entry level role, and a lot more
about how do we feel, is this person gonna
fit into our department well?
Is this person gonna gel with the team well?
Is this person gonna be a solid team player?