Table Of Content

1	INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW WORLD OF ENGINEERING .................................	8
2	GOOD CLUES WHEN LOOKING FOR A JOB .............................................................	10
	LUXURY INDUSTRIES-TOP 7 ............................................................................................	10
	TOP 7 GROWING INDUSTRIES ........................................................................................	11
	TOP 8 DECLINING INDUSTRIES .....................................................................................	13
	A NEW BORN INDUSTRY ..................................................................................................	14
	COMPANY’S CORE BUSINESS ........................................................................................	14
	SPECIFIC ENGINEERING BUSINESS ..............................................................................	14
	PROFIT GENERATING DEPARTMENT .........................................................................	15
	FEW PLAYERS IN INDUSTRY ...........................................................................................	15
3	MY OWN RESUME TIPS .................................................................................................	16
	MY RESUME STRUCTURE ................................................................................................	16
	SMILING FACE PHOTO ......................................................................................................	19
	PERSONAL INFO .................................................................................................................	19
	CAREER OBJECTIVE .........................................................................................................	20
	AREA OF COMPETENCY ...................................................................................................	21
	PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE .........................................................................................	25
	PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION .......................................................................................	26
	COURSES/TRAINING ATTENDED ...................................................................................	26
	COMPUTER LITERACY .....................................................................................................	27
	INTEREST/HOBBY ...............................................................................................................	27
	REFERENCE .........................................................................................................................	27
4	WHEN YOU SHOULD SEND JOB APPLICATION? .....................................................	30
5	KNOW THE TYPE OF ENGINEER YOU ARE TO BE ..................................................	31
	EVERY ENGINEER IS DIFFERENT ..................................................................................	31
	SPECIALIST ENGINEER ....................................................................................................	31
	GENERALIST ENGINEER ..................................................................................................	32
	BEST FIT ENGINEER CHARACTER ................................................................................	32
6	MY INTERVIEW TIPS ......................................................................................................	35
	TWO STRONG KEY WORDS .............................................................................................	35
	KNOW YOUR COMPETENCY LEVEL ..............................................................................	35
	SHOW YOUR INTEREST ....................................................................................................	35
	TRY TO UNDERSTAND AND BE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW TERMS ..................	36
	A NIGHT BEFORE AN INTERVIEW .................................................................................	36
	BASIC DRESSING TO IMPRESS AND HEAD TO SUCCESS ........................................	37
	YOUR MAGIC MEAL BEFORE AN INTERVIEW ...........................................................	38
	EASE YOURSELF 30 MIN BEFORE ..................................................................................	38
	10 MINS BEFORE .....................................................	38
	WEAR AN ENGINEER SMILE! ..........................................................................................	39
	YOUR SECRET FIRST SHAKE HAND ..............................................................................	39
	GOLDEN TIPS .......................................................................................................................	40
	NON-TECHNICAL COMMON QUESTIONS – I REVEAL TO YOU .............................	40
	BEWARE TRAP STATEMENTS/QUESTIONS .................................................................	44
	ASK GOOD QUESTIONS!!! - I SHOW YOU THE LIST...................................................	45
7	COMPANY’S SIZE DOES MATTER ...............................................................................	46
	BIG SIZE ORGANIZATION .................................................................................................	46
	SMALL ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................................	50
8	FOOD CHAIN DIAGRAM - WHO EMPLOY YOU?................................................................................................	52
	END USER: ............................................................................................................................	53
	CONSULTANT .......................................................................................................................	54
	LOCAL AUTHORITY ............................................................................................................	55
	CONTRACTOR .....................................................................................................................	55
	VENDOR ................................................................................................................................	57
	MANUFACTURER ................................................................................................................	58
	FABRICATOR .......................................................................................................................	58
9	MAJOR TYPES OF ENGINEER WORK .........................................................................	59
	TECHNICAL DESIGN ..........................................................................................................	59
	MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................	59
	OPERATION ..........................................................................................................................	59
	SALES AND MARKETING .................................................................................................	50
	INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................	61
	MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................	61
10	ENGINEERS’ BUSINESS CYCLE ....................................................................................	62
	PRELIMINARY PHASE .......................................................................................................	62
	BIDDING PHASE ..................................................................................................................	63
	CLARIFICATION PHASE ....................................................................................................	64
	CONSTRUCTION PHASE ....................................................................................................	65
	PROCUREMENT PHASE .....................................................................................................	66
	LOCAL AUTHORITY APPROVAL .....................................................................................	66
	WARRANTY PERIOD ..........................................................................................................	66
11	YOUR FIRST DAY AS AN ENGINEER ...........................................................................	67
	CONTROL YOUR AMBITION ............................................................................................	67
	ENGINEER LOG BOOK ......................................................................................................	69
	PERSONAL REFERENCE FILE ..........................................................................................	71
12	ENGINEER LEVELS ..........................................................................................................	72
	ENGINEERING LADDER ...................................................................................................	72
	WHY NEW GRADUATED ENGINEERS ARE HIRED ....................................................	73
13	YOUR FIRST 3 YEARS ......................................................................................................	74
	YOUR FIRST YEAR JOB .....................................................................................................	74
	INVESTMENT STAGE .........................................................................................................	76
	RECOGNIZE YOUR SELF ...................................................................................................	77
	MAKE DECISIONS ...............................................................................................................	77
	WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS ..........................................................................	78
14	IMPRESS YOUR BOSSES .................................................................................................	79
	WHY THE BOSSES? .............................................................................................................	79
	IMPRESSING YOUR BOSS WHILE SUPPRESSING OTHERS .....................................	80
	DON’T BE A ‘YES’ ENGINEER ALL THE TIME! ............................................................	80
	EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL DRAWING CHECKS ..............................................................	86
15	WHY YOU NEED TO JUMP ..............................................................................................	87
16	WAIT FOR THE SIGN FOR YOU TO JUMP ..................................................................	90
	THE NATURAL SIGNAL COMES FROM YOUR OWN BED ........................................	90
	FEELING FUNNY WITHIN FIRST THREE YEARS .........................................................	90
17	DON’T WAIT FOR A JOB ADVERTISEMENT! I SHOW YOU HOW.......................	92
18	PREPARATIONS FOR RESIGNATION ..........................................................................	96
	LEAVE THE COMPANY IN HARMONY ...........................................................................	96
	ARE YOU REALLY DISLOYAL? ........................................................................................	97
	DEDUCT YOUR ANNUAL LEAVE/HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT ....................................	98
	JOB HANDOVER TO . . . ? ..................................................................................................	99
19	STAYING IN ONE COMPANY FOR TOO LONG ..........................................................	100
	THERE’S NO HARM IN WANTING TO SPREAD YOUR WINGS ................................	100
	MY PERSONAL STORY .......................................................................................................	100
20	DANGER: WATCH OUT CAREER TRAP AHEAD .......................................................	103
	WHAT IS A CAREER TRAP? ..............................................................................................	103
	MY PERSONAL STORY .......................................................................................................	105
21	TUNE UP TO RIGHT ENGINEER TRAIT ......................................................................	106
	ENGINEER PERSONAL DIARY .........................................................................................	107
	SPEED UP FOR ‘COME QUICK AND GO FAST’ OPPORTUNITY ................................	112
	USE ENGINEERING LOGIC ...............................................................................................	116
	THINK BEYOND THE ENGINEERING..............................................................................	118
	GO FOR SIMPLE, USER FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS .........................................................	119
	IF COULD NOT SOLVE, THEN SIMPLIFY IT ..................................................................	120
22	WHERE WILL A GOOD ENGINEER END UP? ............................................................	121
	A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB .........................................................................................	121
	WHO ARE THEY? .................................................................................................................	121
23	FINALLY, NOW YOU CAN BE A GOOD AND HAPPY ENGINEER ...........................	125
	DOING A GOOD JOB MAKES YOU A HAPPY ENGINEER ..........................................	126
	AN ENGINEER SHOULD BE HAPPY ................................................................................	126
	AN ENGINEER SHOULD BE GOOD AT HIS/HER JOB .................................................	126
24	CONCLUSION TO SUCCEED ..........................................................................................	127