- Are able to retain trained information and apply in new situations
- Are able to help design/build systems that will replace their current role (this type of employee will always have something to do or will always easily find a new job)
- Are able to run with a project by knowing the desired end result
- Are voracious consumers of information
- Are not satisfied with the current knowledge level
- Are actively seeking out education in their own time
- Are capable of keeping themselves on schedule
- Use the tools provided by their employer