EASYUNI Ultimate University Guide 2013 Issue 2

CO U R S E S & C A REERS  1. Here are more reasons why you should choose engineering as a career An abundance of opportunities and amazing rewards to reap  As an engineer, you are typically ranked as one of the highest-paid professions in the world (even as a graduate).  Your sought-after skills enable you to work in almost any country your heart desires.  As an engineer (especially if you work overseas), you get to explore new cultures and lifestyles and gain experience your counterparts could only dream of. 2.  If you are an engineer working with a multinational company (MNC) in your home country, you are most likely to travel abroad to attend an important conference or to make a visit or inspect company facilities, adding variety to the daily routines. You will never get bored with your day job!  An engineering degree offers you plenty of scope to ﬁnd your perfect job. You could be designing the largest indoor snow dome, or developing a new material to help improve athletes’ performance times, or exploring energy-efﬁcient cars, homes and buildings.      Learn skills that you can easily apply anywhere The skills that you develop are incredibly valuable and highly sought-after by many top companies who would usually turn to engineers to help solve problems within the organisation. You will gradually become conﬁdent when faced with any obstacle or challenge on a regular basis, since it’s crucial to have the ability to provide practical solutions. You will also develop an understanding of the feasibility of a project from a ﬁnancial and practical perspective. Be able to manage your time wisely and effectively.    When you work as part of a team, it will nurture you into becoming a true leader. All of the skills mentioned are easily applied to any area of your life. Need one more reason? A signiﬁcant number of the workers in key management positions (such as CEOs) of large multinational companies are mechanical engineers. You will have a greater understanding and insight on how things work, like how planes manage to stay in the air or how we get energy from tidal power. You will learn more about the environment than you would in many other job roles. 3. Engineering is the ultimate field where creativity and challenge go together  Get ready to work on exciting projects and inﬂuence how our world changes and improves.  You’ll have the chance to create and be inﬂuenced by the amazing structures, vehicles and discoveries in modern society.  Engineering is the perfect avenue for your talents if you are curious about how things work and have a keen mind for applying what you learn to solve realworld problems. easyuni Guide 2013 Issue 2 7

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