As technology advances and our use of it becomes more prevalent, the type and size of problems we are asked to solve have become larger and more complex.
It's unusual for a single person to have all the necessary skills to complete the work, or have the time to do so. We, therefore, have to work in teams to get the job done.
When hiring, we often pay attention to the technical abilities of the candidates because we usually need a particular skill set, but we pay little attention to how an individual might work within a team. And hiring someone based on the words such as "is a good team player" in their CV or cover letter is not enough in this age of communication and close collaboration.
With an increasing emphasis on needing skills other than just technical abilities, we need to be able to recognize the characteristics of a good team player so that...