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What is more important: Your Skill or the program you use?

So often the hiring companies demand proficiency in certain programs other than others, and might not even hire the candidate depending on such skill, despite the fact that the candidate has the skill of getting the work done but through another program (and can export it to the format of the hiring company). what do you think of that?

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Date Posted: 2012/12/03
Fadi Alkhateeb
by Fadi Alkhateeb , Senior Front End Developer , NexTwo

I think both are more important, and they are equal.
When company look for candidate they keep searching for how much you know about program they need, how are your skills on that program or relative, and how you can achieve or what you did achieve in projects built on this program.
Even if you have great skills but no knowledge on that program company may not be intertested on you cause they look for certain rules.
in same time if you have knowledge on this program without enough skills it will be disadvantage to you.
You need to keep an eye always on market, and whats new in your field and keep learning.

محمد محمد سمير كامل
by محمد محمد سمير كامل , Surveyor , House Experience Engineering Consultants Office

for me it's important your skills than the software you work with it's like 70% Skills 30%software because if your skills is Excellent you can work with any software even it's not good enough kk you can work and get V.Good work

Isah Usman
by Isah Usman , HoG Engineering Standards , Kaduna Electric Distribution Company

I think the skills should be more important, because if you have the skills you can easily learn any software related.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

إذا كان لديك مهارة جيدة, في الغالب ستتمكن من التعلم و التعامل مع أي برنامج في أسرع وقت ممكن If you have a good skill, you could learn and handle any program quickly

Zakaria SEGHIER
by Zakaria SEGHIER , architect , BATAL Firm

the skills are more important, but we shouldn't forget that the software has an impact.

Mohamed Ahmed Abd el rahman
by Mohamed Ahmed Abd el rahman , مسئول تكنولوجيا المعلومات , كبرى شركات تصنيع اللحوم و المواد الغذائية بمصر

المهار افضل - فالشخص الماهر لا يلزمة تطبيق او برنامج كبير لكى يؤدى مهمته - فبإمكانه العمل فى أصعب الظروف

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Both are very important.
The program you use provides you with the tools you need to work on your project; but your skills and the way you put the program to use is what helps you make the most of it.

Mohamed Hassan
by Mohamed Hassan , Senior Application and Integration Developer , IBM

the skills, if you have the skill you can do anything, the program may change or die but the skills will never die

Roba Al-Assi
by Roba Al-Assi , Brand and Communications Director , Bayt.com

The skill is more important, because you have to know how to work the software.

Syed Waqas Saghir
by Syed Waqas Saghir , Independent Digital Marketing Consultant , Brainy Bulls

Skills helps to learn and work on Program ! As some wise guy said correctly that "The willingness to learn new skills is very high."

Mohamed Gamil Mohsen Saad
by Mohamed Gamil Mohsen Saad , Senior Cost Accountant , NASPS For Innovation(Advanced Industries)

every Program has a special style and secrets so if you want to improve your skills you must start to be know more about the program and practice what you learn and then seek to got secret of the program.

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