In the last few years it seems like more and more job postings for engineers are including requirements for better than average communication or interpersonal skills. Back when I was an undergraduate student, engineering was a good career choice for nerds. Apparently, no longer. Looking at Craigslist - boston software/QA/DBA/etc jobs classifieds for Wed Feb 02, 2011, 19 out of 33 postings require good communication or interpersonal skills. Several of the postings by third-party recruiters didn't have the full job description and might also require those skills. So today's Asperger-syndrome-software-job-index is 42% or less; only 42% of the job postings don't mention communication or interpersonal skills.
| Software Development Engineer - (UMass, Boston Campus) | |
| Research Programmer - (Cambridge) | Strong organizational and communication skills and the ability to work with others. |
| SQL Database Administrator - (Cranston, RI) | Good written and oral communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language. |
| Software Engineer (Java) - (Downtown Boston) | Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Be able to clearly communicate at both high and basic technical levels. |
| Data/Analytics Engineer - (Boston) | |
| Developer in Testing - (Boston, MA) | High energy level & excellent people/team member skills Good communication ability |
| Director of Systems Operations - (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) | Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills. |
| QA Engineer - Java - (Greater Boston) | |
| QA Engineer - (Waltham) | |
| Microsoft Tech. Solutions Prof. - (Virtual) | Excellent written and oral communication skills |
| Entry-level Tech Support - $60k - (Waltham, MA) | Excellent communication skills |
| Software Engineer – .NET Development Contractor - (Cambridge, MA) | Good written and oral communication skills |
| Sr. Software Engineer - Flex/Flash - (Rte. 495 South) | |
| .NET Application Engineer – C# - CSS - SQL - (Boston, MA) | |
| Want to get into the HealthCare field?? VB.NET position open! - (Braintree, MA) | |
| Sr. Software Engineer - (Rt. 128 West) | |
| Junior Java Developer - (Downtown Boston) | Good verbal and written communication skills |
| iOS Developer - (Providence Rhode Island) | |
| Are you Mark Zuckerberg without the idea? - | |
| Hardware Quality Assurance Engineer - (North Reading) | Strong communication skills and cross-functional leadership |
| Contract Software Developer - (Boston) img | Strong communication and collaboration skills. |
| Document Prod Coord. - (Wellesley) | |
| Mid-Level Software Developer - (Boston) img | Strong communication and collaboration skills. Strong communication and collaboration skills.[sic] |
| Release Engineering Manager - (Boston) img | Strong communication and collaboration skills. |
| Information Management Software Developer - (Cambridge, MA) | Should have problem solving and research skills along with excellent written and verbal communication skills. |
| Senior LAMP Developer - (Lexington) | Excellent communication skills |
| Mid-Level LAMP Developer - (Lexington) | Good communication skills |
