5 Traits That All Top-performing Automation Engineers Have
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Five concrete traits: communication, product knowledge, domain knowledge, continuous improvement — plus consistently giving more than expected. Employers lose about $62.4M per large company from poor communication, so improve through the formula knowledge × practice × talent. Learn the tech stack (HTML/CSS, databases, APIs), practice load and security testing, and study domain rules like HIPAA. Aim for 1% daily improvement, build small projects and tests, and volunteer extra ownership so promotions become a byproduct of measurable value.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:23Definition of Luck
- 3:50Communication
- 6:35Communication Formula
- 8:40Product Knowledge
- 11:33Domain Knowledge
- 13:14Continuous Improvement
- 15:35Give more than is expected
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