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Ingredients for Technical Proficiency

Not all jobs or tasks require each ingredient. Depending upon the situation, some ingredients will be more important than others. First determine which ingredients (and how much of each) are required, desirable or optional. 

This checklist can help you to evaluate someone's suitability for a job or task. It can also be helpful in assembling a team that will possess all the required ingredients, even when no single team member does.

Ability - mental or physical power to do something well.
Aptitude - interest in a subject combined with quickness in learning and understanding that subject.
Capacity - condition that permits a person to acquire an ability.
Cleverness - quickness and originality in applying a subject.
Competence - the degree to which someone can perform satisfactorily in a particular field, or in life in general.
Experience - an accumulation of knowledge or skill through active participation in events or activities.
Expertise - mastery of a subject and the ability to effectively advise others.
Knowledge - understanding gained through experience or study.
Mastery - full personal command of a subject.
Professionalism - acting in accordance with the standards of a profession or occupation.
Skill - proficiency in applying knowledge of a subject.
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