Issue 63 - You and Your Career

You and Your CareerSo many students and engineers ask me for career advice. I won’t really call it advice, but just my own experience — take whatever’s useful and leave the rest.1. Start Doing SomethingOnce there was a donkey roaming in the desert for hours, searching for food. After some time, he found grass near the river. The donkey looks at the grass, then at the water, grass or water, grass or water, unable to decide which to consume first. Because it cannot make a decision, the donkey eventually collapses and dies of both hunger and thirst.Today, students face a similar challenge. With so many things to do, they often spend more time deciding what to do than actually choosing any task and doing it.Once you start doing it, and if it doesn’t work out, you can always try something else.It’s far better to try 12 different things in 12 months rather just thinking. By the end of the year, you’ll know what you’re good at and what you’re bad at. And that’s incredibly valuable…