Above all, common sense.
Cute bear...
Looks like he's got an "attitude"...Hopefully a telephoto lens.
I remember reading a reprint of a late 1800's newspaper (maybe Leadville, CO.) that had a story about a prospector that had drug himself down the mountain after winning a fight with a grizzly...with nothing but a knife.
He was quoted as swearing "to never fight another grizzly without a good shootin' iron".
do tell...:pinch:
I believe that perseverance is more about being mentally and emotionally strong than being physically tough. Some folks don't know any better than to just work hard. I would rather see someone work effectively.
Knowing when you DON'T know something and having enough sense to ask for help from your surveying friends and associates.
Also, being waterproof and immune to insect bites helps.
That's a good point
You must have been from the rich neighborhood, at my house it was pennies. Or was it something to do with pots and windows?
well said. so much goes into the making of a surveyor, possibly a bit of OCD is necessary along with a sense of humor for the times the challenges seem absurd.
it has certainly been one heck of a long strange trip 🙂
Reading 'Epic Wanderer', Story of David Thompson & The Mapping of the Canadian West. "Turner saw in Thompson, now nineteen years old, the qualities required of a good surveyor. He was bright, meticulous and patient". Excellent read recommended by another here on this board a while back when I posted about survey related book suggestions.
It is indeed a unique set of qualities that go into making a good surveyor. I hope to pass along some of the lessons passed on to me to the right person, to someone who will take that ball and run with it. One thing is clear from all of your responses, you really have to love surveying and all of the complexities that keep it interesting because the money alone is not enough. I consider myself blessed to make a good living at something I enjoy so much (most of the time). That reward is hard to quantify in monetary terms alone. And if it turns out I'm not that great a shot and a big old grizzly chomps my a$$ one day, in my mind, that beats getting taken out by a drunk driver hands down.
I was thinking more on the lines of fast runner
Open Mind
Willingness to realize that there are often 5 answers to survey problems. And, some of them actually are more professional than others.
I look for someone that is not afraid to admit he or she made a mistake.
Above everything a person must be willing to tell the truth and be completely honest about everything they do and see on the job and about their work. Good or bad, it has to be plain and clear what is and what ain't.
I don't mind some attitude, without it there are places a person will not enter into around here.
Stupid does not go very far with me at all.
Crazy is what it is, like a fox can be good, straight jacket worthy needs to stay away.
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Patience
Curiosity
Diligence
Perserverence
History buff
Humility
Open mind
Willingness to listen
Willingness to realize you may be wrong.
And most of all:
Ability and willingness to learn from your mistakes. But first you have to acknowledge you made it/them.
