5 Engineering Myths Busted!
Don’t think me as a guru or mentor. I am just your senior
friend trying to help you out. I am sure this will save your life !
Myth #1: If you are an exam ranker you will be recruited
first; then your fellows !
If you are all steaming around like this, stop now and help
each other to pass the basic criteria which is mostly 60% and at the most 65% in
big companies . You won’t be tested by your rank but your aptitude, your soft
skills and how you sell yourself. Read books and surf for developing these skills.
You will definitely thank me later for you will impact 1000 times more even
with basic technical knowledge than that of the bookworm sitting in front of
your bench.
Myth # 2: Every engineer graduate gets minimum Rs.35, 000
pay scale and keeps increasing forever.
Well, not everyone is lucky in campus recruitments. Sorry to
sound hopeless. Most of the fresher engineer graduates I have asked work in the
pay scale of Rs.6000 to 12000. You may feel I am exaggerating the fact. Company
saves a lot of their expenditure by employing experienced one rather than a
fresher who only knows the theory which they have studied overnight.
At times
they also prefer private certified technicians who are a lot cheaper than a
fresher.
You can still increase your chances hugely by doing
internships, industrial visits and doing practical courses from professional
institutes. This is the only way I know. That cramming theory and attending
lecture hardly helps.
Myth # 3: Post graduation is compulsory!
If you don’t want to do it, why do it? Practical education
is the highest form of education. You will be immediately in demand if your
resume is packed with the practical experiences (that’s a promise). Companies
are so selfish that they just want to know what you will be of use to them. So
prepare that way. They don’t care about your life.
Some students just can’t afford PG fees. It doesn’t mean
they have will have lesser pay. I told you what you need in the first and
second point itself. I am not against post-graduation but don’t make it like
gulping down a lump of dry grass just because everyone is .
Myth # 4: You can’t change your carrier during or after engineering.
If you feel you don’t have a passion for engineering then
you can take a leave. I know it is easy to say difficult to follow but, when
you get a drop, sit at home and finally anticipate your results for next sem!
It turns more dreadful.
A friend of mine frustrated by this education dropped
out and opted for another course where she is a topper. She knew her heart
wasn’t in it.
You relatives will say. “Woah! That is the only thing you
going to do all your life!” It’s not true. I have friends who have turned
professional photographers, professors, business men and actors. Well, they are
all engineers and they are all earning handsomely. We might not like the notion
of continuing the same.
I don’t know who said it. We all fear failure out of our beliefs.We think, what we are thinking is not the secure way. But , the fact is as you get
out of engineering every one including aunts,friends and parents will bombard
with suggestions they feel are correct but as a matter of fact, keep believing
yourself… your theory !! And that is going to save you. Not your degree.
Education it seems has turned into a business and that is
the fact I always hated. We have lost the most integral part of our self. Belief
! If you believe something chase until you attain it. Every one has different
definition for success!You should have your own. If you don't then even a Phd degree cant save you.
There are lots of things to say, you will come across
frustration before success in every part of your life. But, the only thing that
will matter is whether it is your passion? Or just because everyone did it!
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