SUMMARIZATION: "ENGINEERING - STILL THE "HOT" SECTOR?" (WONG, 2007)

The answer to this question about the potential of future Engineering careers is definitely yes. Engineering provides various and numerous professions in many sectors of the thriving industry to young graduates who possess both hard and soft skills helping them deal with their career challenges.

First of all, the unbelieveable development of industry and the expanding globalization offer Engineering students many places in today's ecomomy. The only hindrance is student's choices. It is the choices of students about their favourite professional fields, their interest of careers and their daring to challenge themselves with overseas projects that make remarkable differences.

Second, the young greaduates should know what qualities are required and what their career's challenges are in order to be well-prepared. The two most important qualities are the leadership skills and the awareness about environmental issues. The abilities to handle money and to cooperate with many types of people are also really significant. In brief, the employers not only look forward to the approriate academic knowledge but also hope to see good soft skills.

Finally, and most importantly, it is necessary that young graduates learn how to succeed in their interviews. The interviewers judge their candidates though their apperance basing on these quatlities: honesty, confidence but modesty, a clear career and life plan, and sufficient communication skills. Students should try hard in their university life so that they can appear with the best academic results as well as various experiences in extracurricular activities.

All in all, since the industry is expanding, more and more potential doors of future professions are opening to all young Engineering graduates who are well prepared and dare to seize these opportunities (Wong, 2007).

References:
Wong E.R. (2007, November). Engineering-still the "hot" sector? GradAsia Engineering 2008, p.4.