From what I ' ve noticed 1 . C # High LINQ priority 2 . MSSQL Grouping , triggers , temp tables , functions with loops 3 . ASP . NET JavaScript CSS Interestingly enough more often classic JS than JQuery . Weird 4 . Good General computing skills Do you know how to deploy software to a remote server over Remote Desktop ? Think that should be someone above you ? Think again p 5 . Excel CSV imports , VLOOKUP , Charts , and Pivot tables 6 . Source Control Git SVN 7 . Abuse Hacker Rank Do it for the challenges Not for the recruitment . A LOT of useful challenges there . <| sep |> what is the performance difference ? Becase i am willing to spend a little more money for more performance <| sep |> So this will work without an internet connection then ? I ' ve read contradictory information on this .