As a hiring manager I look for a few things:
- Are you reliable?
- Can we teach you?
- Do you take personal responsibility when things go wrong?
- Are you a good fit for the team?
- Will you be able to connect with our customers?
- Are you going to bring drama?
Skills are waaaaay down on the list. I can take avg technical proficiency and make you a lot more successful than someone with a lot of proficiency but lacks other emotional skills.
I recently had to login in to update to a new 2FA app and oh my was it a wasteland. No one I had followed was still on it. And I mean that after scrolling for 5 minutes. It was just terrible.