Bill Gates: The skills you need to succeed

Advice from Bill Gates is worth noting – full link / transcript below – here are the highlights.

1. “Working knowledge of productivity software” – I’ll buy that, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, e-mail, etc. (yes I know that’s what he sells)
2. “Good background in math and science” – Of course 🙂
3. “Communication skills” – Yes
4. “Ability to work well with different types of people” – Important
5. “Innovation requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas” – And creativity (the only surprise for me was he didn’t mention creativity)
6. “Passion for ongoing learning” – I like how he puts that one, you are never “done” learning
7. “Curiosity about the world” – Nice. How do you encourage someone to be curious?

Not an exhaustive list, but sure reads like many of the questions we use for interviewing new team members.

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