Top 6 reasons to choose engineering as a career

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Engineering as a career option

Engineering is a stream that has been made popular as a career choice in India for quite some time now. Reputed with one of the most difficult entrance exams, engineering along with the medical stream is the first choice career of most Indian parents and children as well. The biggest reason for this is the value and benefits that a career in engineering has in the long run, as engineers are said to have a prosperous career with a lot of reputation and handsome salaries. 

Choosing engineering as a career has its pros as well as cons, some of which are:

Pros:

  • Highly valuable degree and good salary
  • Variety in branches of engineering, which one can choose as per preference.
  • If one later wishes to switch careers or do an MBA post engineering, engineers have an edge over students of other fields as their skillset, and the hard work they go through is well recognized.

Cons:

  • Competition, as a lot of students want to become engineers
  • The grind of pursuing engineering as a course is not everyone’s cup of tea.

Vignan Institute of Technology and Science in Hyderabad provides one of the best engineering courses in Hyderabad, and they help lay the foundation for a prosperous engineering career for several students. 

Even though life as an engineer is considered tough in the initial years, but the grind is said to be worth it, as it not only beneficial for having a wonderful career in engineering, but also helps a person progress as a good and strong human being in this rough and tough world and acquire various skill sets at the same time.

Some of the important factors that Vignan Institute of Technology and Science considers as solid reasons for one to choose engineering as a career are as follows:

  • More passion

Engineering is a profession full of creativity and passion, to even program a small game or design a simple system in any stream of engineering you will need logic, reason and curiosity to know things, do the trial and error and make it happen. 

Jobs in the corporate sector can be monotonous similar to the warehouse jobs in the unorganized sector, with the only difference being particular skills and tools, for engineers this is not the case and career almost always will require an individual to be passionate and test their creativity and enjoy the job to the fullest.

  • Career Stability

Engineers are never out of jobs, be it in Silicon Valley or in the industrial line of businesses. Pretty much all the businesses require some level of engineering work to operate and grow. 

You never know when the next recession might hit and with the booming interest in entrepreneurship, engineers will almost always get opportunities to use their problem solving abilities and bring the pest possible change and enjoy the stable career.

  • Endless Opportunities

Once you complete Engineering it is not mandatory that you possess or pursue an Engineering career, one can go for MBA and become an Entrepreneur or get into the Management/Operations side of the business with the help of skills learned in Post-Graduation.

Companies know that people who possess interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and college degrees can be a great resource and have the potential to come up with alternative solutions in exigent times. As Engineering is an enormously diverse subject, you always have that option to change the stream to some extent. For example, after doing Mechanical engineering you can get into automation, Robotics or Aerospace and plenty of other interesting streams.

  • Best in class peers

One of the benefits of an engineering career is the enthusiasm and quality of people with whom you interact and work with. Your work might involve exchange of ideas and thought processes with the smartest technical experts, researchers and at times c-suite people of the organisation.

Working with like-minded people who hold level-headed thinking can be very exciting elevating the work-life balance to a greater extent. The Entrepreneurs crowd is one of the most important aspects for the career as it helps them have a much more clear and concise understanding of latest market trends and statistics.

  • Problem solving skills

Engineering jobs are tough, challenging and require smart minds to overcome the loopholes in the systems. While studying students not only learn from the text books but also get a lot of hands don’t practice in workshops, practical laboratory exams and projects demanding a lot of hands-on field work and in detail understanding of the subject. 

It is interesting to see that this field teaches you much more than syllabus and text-books, which not just enhances your skills, instead build plethora of new ones and aggrandize your problem solving capability tremendously resulting in you being able to work on some of the world’s most difficult problems like Global warming, carbon emissions and renewable energy resources.

  • Perks and benefits

The compensation you get for your contribution will definitely give you that feeling of completeness that every individual craves. On an average an engineer in any stream with considerable years of experience makes much more than the industry standard for other stream jobs keeping all other variables constant. The feasibility of getting stock options in the company apart from the salary is a great advantage available to engineers. Not to mention you get to travel many new places, countries and upgrade yourself from the increased exposure with international clients, work procedures and standards.

Vignan Institute of Technology and Science seeks for students who are serious about having an engineering career, who are ready to face the grind, who are genuinely interested in the various courses the field has to offer and most importantly who are willing to learn new things, as it believes that sheer will, focus and commitment to learning the foundations that are taught in college are the first and most important step to a prosperous career.

For any enquiry or information regarding admission, email Vignan Institute of Technology and Science at info@vignanits.ac.in or give a call at 9866399776

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