This is your chance to show the interviewer you fully understand the important skills needed to be a highly effective, safe and competent electrical engineer.   “Whilst there are many different skills needed to be an effective electrical engineer, there are 8 that I rely in to perform consistently to high standards in my work. These include, an ability to OPERATE SAFELY WHILST FOLLOWING RULES AND PROCEDURES. This is the number 1 most important skill needed to be an electrical engineer. You also need excellent PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, because essentially, electrical engineers are problem solvers. You need a high level of COMPETENCE IN TECHNICAL CIRCUITS AND ELECTRICAL CONCEPTS, ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS and also strong ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES to manage your workload and deliver tasks and projects on time. Finally, you must be able to BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY and also possess a desire to CONTINUALLY LEARN AND IMPROVE within your role.”