Your Expectations From Your Career Are WRONG!
CrazyEngineers gets multiple career related queries every day and sometimes I get surprised that so many engineers are totally clueless about their career. I look at it like this: either they are unable to express their questions better (language restrictions, maybe) or they are in general clueless about taking steps towards their career.
I'm even surprised to see that people do not know what kind of career they'd like to have. When I ask this question - they say 'with MNC'; which basically is a summary of:
...and then they want to know about 'certifications' that will guarantee a job with MNC. I really don't want to sound like I'm making fun by being sarcastic; but I really fail to get it. How do people even expect that others can provide magical solutions to problems that has so many variables that only an individual himself or herself can control?
I'm even surprised to see that people do not know what kind of career they'd like to have. When I ask this question - they say 'with MNC'; which basically is a summary of:
- A high paying job (meaning few thousand rupees more than what their friends are earning)
- A brand name company (something that your relatives can quickly recognise)
- A few trips abroad ever year
- No work pressure
- Enough holidays
- Regular promotions and not much competition
- A caring boss
- Extremely helpful colleagues who will happily share your work
- Salary hikes that will make EMIs look like charity donation
...and then they want to know about 'certifications' that will guarantee a job with MNC. I really don't want to sound like I'm making fun by being sarcastic; but I really fail to get it. How do people even expect that others can provide magical solutions to problems that has so many variables that only an individual himself or herself can control?
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