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CAREER SHIFT
By
Abdelrahman Wahba
Outline
• Why shift?
• Identifying the need to shift
• How shift?
• Clichés Stereotypes
• What if I can’t find an opportunity?
• Questions
WHY SHIFT?
It is absolutely personal and subjective
Shift to do what you really like!
• Life is too short to spend it working on something you
don’t like!
• You don’t need to be happy all the time, but you must
not be dissatisfied all the time!
• It is never too early, or too late!
• Always revisit your reasons for your current state, if
you are not happy change it!
IDENTIFYING THE
NEED TO SHIFT
You ONLY find what you are looking for
Identifying the need to shift
• Keyword: Explore!  yourself and the world
• Nothing is straight forward like solving “the sheet”
• Possible exploration paths
• Activities, Clubs, hobbies, communities
• Training/internship
• Talk to people who do different things
• Events, tradeshows, exhibitions, conferences, business NGO’s,
Chambers of commerce
• Read the news in its variety
• Imaginatively Fast forward your life to the future
• Try new things, screw-up early, fast and often
HOW TO SHIFT?
How to shift?
• Establish a baseline to shift from & use
on your shift
• Drastic Shift
– Cold water jump
• Seize opportunity
– Start a company,
trading, investing
• Gradual Shift
– Part time
job/internship
– Part time studies
– Freelance jobs
– Volunteering
– Shifting on steps
How to shift?
• The main tools to shift
• Very strong reasons
• Very fast learning capability
• Very High Flexibility and tolerance to ambiguity
• Dynamic Mindset
• Readiness to fight
• Forward orientation
• Extreme time management
• High tolerance to falling on your face!
• High ability to quickly recover from screwing up
How to shift?
• Your advantages
• You are still studying
• You study engineering
• Science forces certain thinking patterns on you
• Studying forces you to obtain certain survival skills
• You spend most of your time problem solving
• You have your whole life ahead of you
• You have the energy to fill it up with new experiences
SHIFT AND DO WHAT?
What?
Shift and do what?
• Shift and do what you like!
• Shift within Engineering
• Shift within industry
• Shift jobs and industry
• The world is changing too fast to stick to a state too
hard
CLICHÉS AND
STEREOTYPES
“The Engineering Food Chain” & co.
Clichés and Stereotypes
• Myth: The Engineering Food chain
• R&D
• Design
• Production, Fabrication, Manufacturing, Construction
• Project/Product Management
• Deployment
• Support/Maintenance
• Pre-sales
• Sales
Clichés and Stereotypes
• “I’ve spent my life doing this, this is all I know”
• “I don’t want to waste my studies”
• “I don’t have options”
• “The world will resist me”
• “I’m waiting for X to happen”
WHAT IF I CAN’T FIND
AN OPPORTUNITY?
Be realistic, move in steps
What if I can’t find an opportunity?
• Work to discover what you like – it is a process
• Move in the gaps that open
• Establish the baseline
• Keep your eyes on your objective
DO WHAT YOU LIKE!
And make the best use of your experience!
If you need to shift, then shift!
DON’T LISTEN TO ME!
Do it yourself!
THANK YOU 
Questions?

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Career shift for Engineering Students - Why, How, What, When?

  • 2. Outline • Why shift? • Identifying the need to shift • How shift? • Clichés Stereotypes • What if I can’t find an opportunity? • Questions
  • 3. WHY SHIFT? It is absolutely personal and subjective
  • 4. Shift to do what you really like! • Life is too short to spend it working on something you don’t like! • You don’t need to be happy all the time, but you must not be dissatisfied all the time! • It is never too early, or too late! • Always revisit your reasons for your current state, if you are not happy change it!
  • 5. IDENTIFYING THE NEED TO SHIFT You ONLY find what you are looking for
  • 6. Identifying the need to shift • Keyword: Explore!  yourself and the world • Nothing is straight forward like solving “the sheet” • Possible exploration paths • Activities, Clubs, hobbies, communities • Training/internship • Talk to people who do different things • Events, tradeshows, exhibitions, conferences, business NGO’s, Chambers of commerce • Read the news in its variety • Imaginatively Fast forward your life to the future • Try new things, screw-up early, fast and often
  • 8. How to shift? • Establish a baseline to shift from & use on your shift • Drastic Shift – Cold water jump • Seize opportunity – Start a company, trading, investing • Gradual Shift – Part time job/internship – Part time studies – Freelance jobs – Volunteering – Shifting on steps
  • 9. How to shift? • The main tools to shift • Very strong reasons • Very fast learning capability • Very High Flexibility and tolerance to ambiguity • Dynamic Mindset • Readiness to fight • Forward orientation • Extreme time management • High tolerance to falling on your face! • High ability to quickly recover from screwing up
  • 10. How to shift? • Your advantages • You are still studying • You study engineering • Science forces certain thinking patterns on you • Studying forces you to obtain certain survival skills • You spend most of your time problem solving • You have your whole life ahead of you • You have the energy to fill it up with new experiences
  • 11. SHIFT AND DO WHAT? What?
  • 12. Shift and do what? • Shift and do what you like! • Shift within Engineering • Shift within industry • Shift jobs and industry • The world is changing too fast to stick to a state too hard
  • 14. Clichés and Stereotypes • Myth: The Engineering Food chain • R&D • Design • Production, Fabrication, Manufacturing, Construction • Project/Product Management • Deployment • Support/Maintenance • Pre-sales • Sales
  • 15. Clichés and Stereotypes • “I’ve spent my life doing this, this is all I know” • “I don’t want to waste my studies” • “I don’t have options” • “The world will resist me” • “I’m waiting for X to happen”
  • 16. WHAT IF I CAN’T FIND AN OPPORTUNITY? Be realistic, move in steps
  • 17. What if I can’t find an opportunity? • Work to discover what you like – it is a process • Move in the gaps that open • Establish the baseline • Keep your eyes on your objective
  • 18. DO WHAT YOU LIKE! And make the best use of your experience! If you need to shift, then shift!
  • 19. DON’T LISTEN TO ME! Do it yourself!