skills necessary for young engineers

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“Extra Skills” Necessary for Young Engineers &

Scientists in the 21st Century


“Extra Skills”--Outline

• Purpose and Source

• Introduction / Background

• Industry Message

• Defining “Extra Skills and Characteristics”

• Summary


“Extra Skills”--

Purpose-

To relate to you the “extra” skills and characteristics industry would like to see in today's - and future- graduating engineers and scientists



Source-

The information is based on interviews and discussion with industry executives and managers in several countries around the world.



Engineers- Technical Education

• “Goal Oriented”

• Technical “Gurus”

• Creative Answers to Problems


“Extra Skills”--Today's Engineers• “Added value”

• “Extra Skills”

• Team Player

• Able to Communicate

• Understands Business Finance

All for the mutual success of their Organization



When times change so MUST ENGINEERS!!!!!!!!!



• Personal Development and Training- Responsibility of the individual

• Corporate Expectations - Greater Workload - Flexibility

• “Extra”skills - provide “value added” - Improved corporate status / position

Global thoughts from Industry:



Skills and Characteristic Groupings

• Basic Prominent Characteristics -expected in Graduate Engineers

• “Extra” - or “Soft” Skills -Important to Develop and Maintain

• Additional Characteristics - Desirable for continued success



Basic Prominent Characteristic- Expected in Graduate Engineers

• Solid Technical Education• Logical thought process• Good Work Ethic• Computer Literate



“Extra” or “Soft” Skills Important to Develop and Maintain

• Communication - oral and written• Report Writing• Marketing• Understanding Business Finance



Industry Executives and Managers Emphasized

• Engineers should develop and maintain these “extra” skills

• They could be the “value added”that creates promotion, or enables a person to retain the job



Additional Characteristics desirable for continued success

• Corporate Necessities

• Personal Attributes



Corporate Necessities

• Global Perspective

• Team Player• Multiplexing Capability



Personal Attributes

• Dedication

• Persistence• Assertiveness


“Extra Skills”--Summary:• Changing world• Engineers and Scientists in high demand• Young engineers with desire to

move ahead must develop and maintain “extra” skills and characteristics


Work on these skills

They will help you personally and aid your professional development

Good Luck!!!

“Extra Skills” Necessary for Young Engineers & Scientists

skills necessary for young engineers

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