Seven Skills that Give Engineering Graduates an Edge

SEVEN SKILLS THAT GIVE ENGINEERING GRADUATES AN EDGE 1. PROBLEM SOLVING ENGINEERS MUST BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THESE AS THEY ARISE. TO EFFECTIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS AN ENGINEER MUST ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRULY LISTEN TO THE PROBLEM 'OWNER'. 2. LOGICAL THINKING & ANALYTICAL ABILITY THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS GOES HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE ABILITY TO PROPERLY ANALYSE PROBLEMS. ENGINEERS ARE REQUIRED TO THINK ANALYTICALLY IN ORDER TO CREATE SOLUTIONS p TaT A a a T 1 A le l t 3. MATHEMATICAL ABILITY S- K (y ENGINEERS MUST BE WELL-VERSED IN MATH TRIGONOMETRY AND CALCULUS IN ORDER teh cn. n d seko. srt-Va) TO USE SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND BE ABLE TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS sech c). de Gin) esch(e lee DERIVED FROM THEM. 4. COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMMUNICATION IS MORE THAN READING, WRITING, SPEAKING OR LISTENING. FOR AN ENGINEER IT MEANS THE ABILITY TO NOT ONLY UNDERSTAND TECHNICAL COMPLEXITIES, BUT THE ABILITY TO SUCCINCTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TRANSLATE 5. TEAMWORKING SKILLS TEAMWORK DRIVES THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A PROJECT. NO ONE CAN COMPLETE A PROJECT ON THEIR OWN; THEY NEED OTHERS TO CONTRIBUTE. 6. LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP ABILITY ENCOMPASSES MANY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS ALREADY MENTIONED ON THIS LIST. BUT BEING A LEADER IS FAR MORE THAN THIS. CREATIVITY, S 7. CREATIVITY THE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY RUNS ON THE ABILITY TO CREATIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS. ENGINEERS ABLE TO BRING PASSION, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND BIG IDEAS TO THE TABLE ARE MORE VALUABLE MORE TIPS: ANANDICE.AC.IN/BLOGS/SEVEN-SKILLS THAT-GIVE- ENGINEERING-GRADUATES-AN-EDGE