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I Agree that all those things are very easy to learn, but if the person knows about them, it tells me that they are curious enough to looks at our peoples solutions. So even if you have >10 years LV experiences but never heard about OpenG VIs, Custom Probes, VIPM or QD, that tells me that the person have probable not worked in a team, and been doing the same style of coding since the they started. They probably still thinks global variables are the best way of sending data between processes.

When I interview someone I check: If they are familiar with the OpenG libraries. How much they know about version control If they know what VIPM is If they know and have used: Queues, Dynamic Events, DVRs, libraries(*.lvlib) and classes (*.lvclass) types. Which (if any) LV-forums they visit regularly (it's important that the person is looking around to see how other people solves problems) Then of course I ask them about Quick Drop and QD Short Cuts I ask them about: Custom probes. If you know all these things I would hire you :-)

Worst quality? I am a workaholic, I push myself too hard...or...it takes me a long time to learn anything, I'm kind of a goof off, and stuff starts disappearing from the work place... When I was first starting out I knew nothing, but a company took a chance on me. Not because they thought I was a good engineer, but because they thought I was a good fit for the culture/work environment, and I was eager to learn. Things certainly are different as you have a career but as others have said, when you are starting out, attitude is probably more important than skill. Having any level of certification (in anything) shows a great deal about yourself too. If you are willing to put yourself out there to try to accomplish something optional, then I assume you are interested in it. I don't have a certification in basket weaving, but if I did you would probably think I like basket weaving.