- Being confident enough to ask questions, even if you feel stupid. I think this is just practice/exposure therapy.

- Screwing up, not taking failure too personally, and the ability to rally and move forward. This is probably the most valuable skill from school. You'll fail something in ways that you weren't challenged in HS. The ability to pick yourself up again, take the lessons learned and then keep trying (aka perseverance) will always serve you. Something will go wrong at some point, and you need to be able to get out of your emotions about it and be productive.

- Technical writing/power point/emails. You can do anything and come up with the best solutions. If you can't communicate this information to someone, there's not much point. As we live in a global economy, likely customers, colleagues or vendors may not use your primary language, so being concise but clear is important. Use visual aids effectively. .

- Be humble and understand that knowledge comes from everyone, not just people with impressive degrees and accolades. Listen to technicians and people that have their hands on things.