How Engineers Should
st
Manage Career in 21
Century?
1. Current & Future Trends in
Local & Global Job Markets –
Opportunities & Challenges
Why Career is Important for Us?
▪ Financial Security
▪ Class Change Struggle
▪ Social Recognition
▪ Power
▪ Growth
▪ Exposure & Expertise
▪ An Opportunity to Become Entrepreneur
Career Management Perspective
▪ Mission, Strategy, Structure and HR Deployment
▪ Organizational Culture HSBC Snake.mp4
▪ Change Management Change Management.mp4
▪ Downsizing, Upsizing and Rightsizing
▪ Underemployment
▪ Structural Unemployment
▪ Society & Culture
▪ Family Background and Grooming
▪ Competition with Blue Eyed Executives Jane Elliott Brown Eyes vs Blue Eyes.mp4
▪ Primary & Secondary Activities of Organization
Primary & Secondary Activities of Organization
Changes in Job Environment
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Flexi-Hours
Work from Home
Remote Workforce
Groupware
Online Learning
International Teams
Frequent Traveling
Automation
Lean Structure
Fluid Organizations
Grey Workforce
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Extended & Early Retirements
Diversification
LGBTQ
Health and Wellness Programs
Decentralized Offices
Decluttering
New Shared Spaces
Ergonomics
Different Amenities
Revised Standards, Guidelines & Contracts
Google Office.mp4
Major Challenges of Career Management Today
▪ Knowledge Workers
▪ Intense Competition
▪ High Expectations
▪ Job Market Volatility
▪ Recession Cycles
▪ Frequent Changes in Job Description
▪ Continuous Learning & Adaptation
▪ International Exposure
▪ Work Related Stress
▪ Managing Dual Career Family
▪ Job Mobility
Career Challenges for Engineers
▪ Narrow Focus
▪ Don’t See Total Picture of the Business and Don’t Know that They
Don’t See the Total Picture
▪ Continuous Learning & Knowledge Upgradation
▪ Derailment
▪ Mid Career Crisis
▪ Intense Competition with other Professionals for Top Slots
Why Engineers are NOT Considered for Top Slot
▪ Work in Silos
▪ Poor Presentation & Communication Skills Communication Issue.mp4
▪ Don’t See Business in Broader Spectrum
▪ Lack of Strategic Vision
▪ Lack of Understanding of the Roles of Other Business Functions
▪ Poor Interpersonal Skills
Engineers Should Know This
What Engineers Need to Understand?
New Trends in Knowledge Upgradation
▪ International Certifications
▪ Modular Education
▪ Intranet
▪ Knowledge Repository of Organizations
▪ Knowledge is the Basis of Competitive Advantage
▪ Knowledge Sharing - Nonaka and Takeuchi Knowledge Spiral
Nonaka and Takeuchi Knowledge Spiral
How Engineers can Gain Lost Glory?
▪Analytical Thinking
▪Presentation Skills
▪Communication Skills
▪Numeracy & Statistics
▪Capacity for Detail
▪Data Analysis
▪Strategic Vision
▪Logical Thinking
▪Problem Solving
▪Organizational Abilities
▪Project Management
▪Research Skills
▪Teamwork
▪Resilience & Flexibility
Your Road to
Success!
• Be Proactive
• Plan Before Beginning
• Think Sequence of Event
• Let Other People Win
• Empathize
• Synergize
• Be Persistent
• Become a Phoenix
Last Points
▪ Work Freelance
▪ Identify Alternate Sources of Income
▪ Identify Role Models, Coaches and Mentors
▪ Work Life Balance
▪ Motivational - Rebirth of an Eagle.mp4