It seems clear to me that certain skills get used almost every session. Ranged, perception, Vigilance, Computers, Piloting, maybe even Stealth.
But what about skills that are rarely used, unless a scenario is set up to specificlly use them? What are some clever or unique ways to use them?
Survival comes to mind. The books talks about the ability to scrounge for shelter or food. now, a scenario where you're stranded on Hoth or the deserts of Tatooine seem like obvious choices, but these are rare, one-off scenarios designed to make use of this skill. If you want your Explorer to seem useful, what are some other ways to use this skill?
Another thread mentioned a great use of Knowledge(xenology). Assassination. If a character happens upon a sleeping Gamorrean, he does a xenology check to see the best place to stab him for a quick kill.
When players create characters, often they will choose classes they think they will get a lot of use out of. My players gravitated toward Hired gun and Bounty hunter since combat is inevitable for every session.
What other seldom used skills have you seen that might need special attention?