-: I would say confidence, because I didn't know the answer.
I didn't know if I could ever find it.
I didn't know if I knew what I needed to know
in order to develop a solution.
So it took a lot of confidence in myself
to step out of my comfort zone,
and search and dig for the knowledge I needed,
different ways to apply that knowledge
in environments that were completely foreign to me,
and then trusting that what I was doing
and the results I was receiving were results
that I could trust, and put into action, and assess.
So I think confidence plays a huge role
in many different aspects of obtaining a job,
and doing well in that role, and keeping it.
But I would say in that first job,
that was a huge lesson learned.