Actions that will take your career ahead.

AIAA's provides a list of helpful actions for assuring greater success in your career. No matter in what stage of your career you are in this checklist of action is the one that can help an individual to get the max out of his or her career.  See how many o them do you follow.


Assess yourself to define specific goals. Periodically check, reassess, extend, or modify goals.

Periodically access your goals, i like the system of my friend, his system of access is quarterly. He has divided the year in 3 months chunks. The first 3 months he strides to increase his skills. Get extra training and acquiring a new skill, the next 3 month he allots for the betterment of the existing skills he has and The next 3 months on the betterment of his communication skills and the last 3 months he devotes to read lot of he stuff on his chosen filed. Get this or your own assessment system in tune so you can measure yourself objectively.
   
     
Keep your resume current.

Even though you are not looking for a job, keeping the resume current means you are looking at the job skills that is being sought in the market and this help you to see what are the areas you need to work on.
   
   
Remain active in a professional society that represents your discipline, such as AIAA,AeSI

Remaining active in a professional society not only gives you a chance to network but to acquire social and communication skills that cannot be taught or learnt from textbooks.
   
Establish and maintain professional contacts.

Use groups like ouraesi, aeronautical society of India, http://ouraesi.ning.com. Participate in them, know more people of your domain. Learn about them
   
Write, publish, and present your own work at technical meetings.
  
Find opportunities to write and publish your work. This one is more easy for the guys working in public sector companies but is also true for the private sector companies. You might have developed a new technique to ease the performance analysis of gas turbine, you know  trick to mesh the fuselage or engine casing more quickly, share that knowledge, publish it. If technical publication is not possible, may be begin and write a blog or post about it in ouraesi group. You know http://ouraesi.ning.com network gives you the chance to have a blog in your profile.
   
Stay abreast of new developments in your field by subscribing to appropriate periodicals, attending workshops and seminars, and traveling to international and national conferences when feasible.

Pursue additional formal education and on-the-job training to remain competitive in an increasingly complex work world.

Just getting job is not important, improve your skills. See what is required learn it.
   
Maintain an appropriate balance among family, career, community, and recreation.

Manage money wisely and make intelligent purchases. Periodically seek professional advice about financial planning matters.

Sustain good physical and mental fitness.

Enhance organizational and interpersonal skills, including communication, interviewing, and networking.

Remain adaptable to all changes (technological, social, etc.) implemented in the world of work.


Well this was AIAA's list of helpful actions for assuring greater success in your career! So have a great career. Tell us any other actions that you think the list missed.

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Soak yourself for remarkable career!!

Success in any field or career is possible only if you soak yourself fully in that career or filed.

You can bath properly in a pool only if you are willing to immerse yourself fully in that pool.

Total immersion is prerequisite to be good in what you do. From catia to hypermesh, from Fortran to fluent CFD, soak yourself in the knowledge centres of your chosen tool.

For being a good Fortran user, I need to not only code in it but stay in touch with different standards, to be remarkable in this a chosen tool, I not only know what is needed for my current job but explore topics far outside my work zone.

It's just not possible to be just good now a days, you have to be remarkable for that you have to immerse yourself fully in your chosen choice.

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• communication is the key to success
• be educated not trained.
• why keeping minimum hour is so essential?

 

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Career After AeSI

AMAeSI results were just announced and as always there was a mail from Bishnujee for all the AeSI graduates. Very encouraging and useful mail for anyone regarding options that AeSI graduates have after AeSI.

Dear AeSI Graduates,

Congratulations to all new AeSI Graduates and I hope they keep up the good work in future. It always advisable for new Graduates whenever they graduate that they try not only newspaper openings but also try all avenues ,sometimes openings are remain unadvertised and if you are able to get in touch through mail or email,you should be able to get better opening than OJT through AeSI. Also don't blindly follow what your fellow Graduate or senior mate is doing in there career. Every case is individual basis and many not be viable for every individual.

Your main stress after AeSI should be to get first job with companies like Airbus,Bangalore, Quest, Infotech, Patni, Satyam, Wipro, TCS as starting point. Try getting into project which are in Aircraft manufacturing sector rather than Research sector unless you have mind set up to be in Research arena in your future career.

The reason why MTech/ME/MS is not advisable in India immediately is that there is no guarantee that you might be ending up in your first job in similar field. Its always advisable to work for 7-8 years after AeSI before venturing into ME/MTech/MSc coursework based on your field of work for those 7-8 years. You will gain professionally better that way.

There is also other side of it based on individual back ground or his ability to pull off scholarship from places like Royal Aeronautical Society,London or AIAA,USA,CASI,canada or family support from India for further studies like MSc/MS in UK/US/Canada/Australia to meet CEng Licensing Academic requirement which is minimum accredited MS/MSc from these countries only. Your experience after MSc is only considered for registration with EC-UK.Usually RAeS pays for full tuition & maintenance fees if you are successful with them in obtaining one of prestigious scholarships. But its on competitive based from applicants across the world since RAeS is present in all 5 continents of the world. There is no harm in trying such option as it gives you chance to succeed. Details about there programme available on www.raes.org.uk

Try first of all for Scholarship options and if that is not possible usual financial support from family or bank in India which is usual practice in 98% cases for Graduates from India.

I hope it helps in your decision making in your future career.

Best wishes

Thanks Bishnujee.

If you have further questions regarding options after AMAeSI, please free free to post them in the comments, I will try to answer them.

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Career advice 2008 - a presentation

Yesterday i got a good news that my good friend for whom i have written i lot in this blog, has finally got a job. Its been long and all of us are happy for him and wish him best of luck for the career ahead. This career talk bring me to this post.

Here i have scoured the net to find the a presentation that is apt for my newly recruited friend and for all the aesi folks out there.

Its about career and mainly an overview of Dan Pink's latest book! Do check it out


Though i recommend viewing the presentation fully but for those who don't want to see the whole presentation, jump to page 84 onward, this is where the main juice is.

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Best of MyAeSI 2009 – Career and Job related

To mark the end of this year, for next few posts, I will list out the best of 2009 posts of MyAeSI. The posts will be arranged in the following categories.

• Study related
• Training and Skills
• Career and Job related

This one deals with Career and Job related . Please enjoy the posts

1. 8 things that I will tell all pass outs of AeSI
2. Walk-in : Be the first
3. Building a better Aerospace Engineer
4. Kind of Questions that Aerospace Engineers can exp...
5. How to Write Great Cover Letter?
6. Tips on How to Answers Interview Questions
7. Follow your passion
8. Secret of being a successful designer, analyst and engineeer
9. What preparing tea can teach you about enjoying life and job...
10. 8 things that you can immediately do on your resume for a better job...
11. Is your resume shouting ' I am fresher !'
12. Start your interview preparation with this question...
13. Importance of First Class Degree in Aerospace Job ...
14. 101 technical interview questions to prepare yourself 
15. 7 questions that you should answer about your first job?
16. How to answer interview questions?
17. Three steps to successful career
18. 20 questions that you will be asked in any CAD interview...
19. 12 CAE interview questions to prepare for
20. How to answer interview questions?
21. Some Aerodynamics Interview questions
22. 2 things you can do today to have a great career ahead...
23. Entropy and what it teaches on how to prepare for interview?

Bonus

• Put the bloody weapon down!

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Importance of First Class Degree in Aerospace Job market - help me answer this question

Recently I got a mail from someone who has graduated from AeSI this semester. We had the following discussions on email. Now I want your help on this. So readers of this blog please pitch in and have your say to what he should do or not do?

Please read the whole of the discussion and chip in your comment at http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/

Hello Sir,

This result brought a new spark in my life as I 'finally' cleared my BE from AeSI (in Propulsion). Although I find this good news surrounded by mist.. I cleared my degree with 58%.
My confusion is, will 58% pose obstructions in growth of my career? Is it difficult to grab a good first job with less than 60%? Also, as of now I am not planning for post graduation.

Since you really hold good knowledge of Indian Aerospace job market.. I keenly seek your advice on this.
What should I do, should I get my degree in current status or should I wait & go for improvement (I'll have to take at least 2 subjects to make up for deficit). Although I am not very interested in delaying my degree by another 6 months, but nothing stands taller than requirements which are necessary for a good career.

I hope I was able to express myself well, plz let me know if there's anything more you need to know to advice me on this.
Waiting for your response...

Thanks & Regards

My reply.....

Hi

Congrats on Becoming an engineer!! Well the choices you are facing are similar to what I faced when I received my final mark sheet.

So what should you do? Frankly I don't know! Nor will anyone else know. It's your decision that you have to take. But here are some points that I can state to help you decide.

1. 60% is absolutely necessary if you want government job. They still insist on it. Rules are bend now on then but not always.

2. Very very few people get a job just after graduating. Even if you are above 60% you might have to wait for couple of months to get a job.

3. Skills are more important than the degree. If you have the skills there is no way people can restrict you in any company.

4. There are lot of AeSI graduates in every aerospace organisation in India so AeSI folks are all accepted in companies. Remove a shadow of doubt that AeSI and low percentage marks can hinder you.

5. Yes having percentage will open more options but it's the skills that will help you soar in your career. If you have the skills. You will get a job in days.

As I see it from this side.

A career is like a hot air balloon. Your degree gives you the permit to fly, and the percentage is just the volume of the balloon. What really matters is the hot air. If you can pump enough of it , no one can stop your balloon to reach the sky. This hot air is your abilities, your skills, your initiative.

So its up to you now, do you want increase the volume of your balloon or pump it up with hot air to begin your journey as an engineer.

Good luck!!

Hello Sir,

Thanks for your reply (specially when you wrote all this from your mobile) :)

I do understand that skills hold a very important position but fear from situation when at few places people won't even agree to look at my CV as I am ineligible according to their rules!!

"1. 60% is absolutely necessary if you want government job. They still insist on it. Rules are bend now on then but not always."
- What % does govt jobs constitute among all? Can a person be still in a comfortable position for fetching a job if he is not eligible to apply to govt jobs due to 60% rule. I don't have much idea on this. Please comment...

Also, are private firms not much concerned about this fact or is it like they tend to ignore it if otherwise you posses a good profile?

What did you decide at your time? :) Where are you working these days?

There's one more thing sir, In the job market, is there really a difference in jobs for Propulsion or Aerodynamics engineer? I mean like this job is for Aero & this is for Prop. Should a person just grab whatever is coming his way, prop based or aero based (sometimes getting a job becomes more important than field of interest)?

I hope I am not troubling you much with my never ending questions... :)

Thanks & regards

I know I have lot of readers who have lot to say on this topic, with this blog post, I want to invite all the past and present AeSI graduates to share their experience and advice with him. So now its your turn, come forward and have your say. Write in your comment at http://my-aesi.blogspot.com

After june 2008 amaesi exminations, bishnujee's message to aesi students.

Here's the mail that Bishnujee wrote address all the aesi students after the june 2008 amaesi exams. I like most of it and I have made the part bold that every aesi students should follow if he/she wants to excel in his/her career.

Dear AeSI Engineers & Students,

I believe all of you done with your AeSI June Semester examination and all of you should have given your best for same.Just wanted to inform you guys that this year some AeSI Engineer has been admitted in Cranfield University,UK for MSc in Propulsion Engineering . Cranfield is rated at same level as Havard Business School in UK for Aerospace Engineering and the intake is low and carefully screened out.


Still as I have advised most of you that most important aspect in your career should be your experience after AeSI Degree completion and there is no substitute for that whatever career you choose for in future.As you might now already be aware that IIT,IISc,MIT Graduates work in same companies in same position just like any other AeSI Graduates working for this concern.Also AeSI has now been accrediated as British Honours Degree in Aeronautical Engineering which includes Old syllabus Engineers too by Department of Skills & work ,UK Govt (NARIC,UK) which has been good news for AeSI Engineering Graduates.

Another aspect which all AeSI Students should take care of during academic period is that they need to have through knowledge of subjects to excel in there career and there should be not be attitude of just going through previous question papers to pass in this examination. All the best to all of you and good luck with current examination!

Best wishes

Bishnujee Singh

Your training will be multidirectional!!

Here's the thing. You might want your training to be unidirectional,
focused but it will never be.

Your training will always be mutlidirectional.

You thought you will get the training and then concentrate on nastran
or ansys analysis. But that's not always the case.

It depends on the project and work load of your mentor. If he/she is
involved in multiple projects, you are bound to get your hands in
multiple programs. So be prepared.

It happened for me and it might happen to you.

The important thing here is to see through the task and mould it to be
a stepping stone of your career.

For example, in NAL when the cad designer quit, I got the task of
doing the cad design of a centrifugal compressor. I liked the work. It
was new. It taught me a cad tool and It felt like I was contributing
to something of real use.

But quickly I realized that it was fun, but cad was not something that
resonated as a career choice. So digging deep I found, it had API's
that I can program and get those things done via programming.

So I tinkered with them and created a tool that cad modelled a
centrifugal compressor impeller without manual intervention. The tool
is still being used.

So when you are in your training period, accept all opportunities and
turn then to the stepping stones to your career goal.

Multidirectional or unidirectional, it's your career you are preparing
for.

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Three steps to sucessful career

Recently I read an article titled three steps to a joke and that let
me wonder on the question of what are steps for a successful career.

Well here's my answer?

Communication skills.
Technical skills aside, single most important skill that one should
have, acquire or cultivate is communication skills. This is the one
skill that will enable you to progress in your career. Technical
skills gives you authority but it's the communication skills that
spread the infuence and this is first skill that you must develop
before you move on to any another.

Curiosity and experiment.
Being curious, being open to experimenting. Testing your theory is the
next skill that you should cultivate. Being good at technical skill
and just knowing it bare minimum won't be enough. Be curious, ask
questions. Answer them with experiments. It's more than a skill but an
attitude that you need to cultivate!

Solve problems.
What good is an atiitude or skill if you aren't solving problems.
Solve problems, yours or of peoples around you. This is the only and
THE only way to accelerate your skills. Problems are the grindstones
of honing your skills, technical or otherwise. So look from problems,
annoyance, in and around yourself and solve them.

As I said, these are my 3 steps to a successful career. What's yours?
I am curious. Pitch in your comments.

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Career Advice

Read this J. D Long's career advice and here's the complete list of
JD's career advice without commentary.

You will see many of the advice is what myaesi blog always stands for.

Future posts will discuss some of this points again in details.

Be a profit center, not a cost center.

Use tools you don't have to ask permission to install (i.e. open
source).

Dependence on tools that are closed license and un-scriptable will
limit the scope of problems you can solve. (i.e. Excel) Use them, but
build your core skills on more portable & scalable technologies.

Learn basic database tools.

Learn a programming language.

Your internal job description may say, "Analyst" but get something
else on your business cards. Analyst is so vague as to be meaningless.
My external title is currently "Sr. Risk Economist." I like the
term "Data Scientist" for now. I expect that term will be
meaningless in 5 years.

Large organizations do not properly appreciate agile and smart
analytic types. Time at large firms should be seen as subsidized
learning. Learn lots, but get out.

Ensure you can explain any of your projects to your wife or non-
technical friends. It's good practice for board meetings later in
your career.

Be sure you know the handful of things that you can do better than
most anyone else. Add something to that list every year. Make sure you
can explain these things to non techies.

Be a profit center, not a cost center. At least be as close to the
profit center as possible. The chief analyst for the sales SVP is
closer to the profit center than an IT analyst supporting billing
operations.

Get really good at asking questions so you understand problems before
you start solving them.

Yes, that bit about being a profit center not a cost center is in
there twice. It should probably be in there 5 times.

Take pride in your AeSI degree

The moment i saw this mail and saw it was from Mr. Bishnujee. I knew i have to post it here. It needs a wider audience. It iterates the view that i have. Pride in your degree. Once you are in it. Believe in it. and Believe in yourself. As i have already pointed out here in this post that self confidence in our own degree is the need of the hour for AeSI.


Yes i do stand by the previous post of problems with AeSI degree and my unwillingness to recommend to my cousins. But i am as proud of the degree as anybody. From my experience at NAL i have told you already, AeSI guys are more than at par with the best aerospace engineers. All they lack is this belief in themselves. Many have previously pointed out this here, here and here. As i have seen this in my training days, if you are an AeSI engineer, take it to your heart that you are the best. If you have cleared AeSI honestly. You are equal to any aerospace graduate in the country or the world. And Bishnujee is the shining inspiration to us all!!!

Following is the mail of Bishnujee addressed to fellow AeSI graduates, engineers and students.

Dear AeSI Engineers & Students,
In recent times there has been sharp increase in criticism about AeSI Degree from various AeSI Engineers & Students.The pride in being AeSI Graduate is gradually fading out among newer generation of Aeronautical Engineers.I am not sure about the reasons behind it.If AeSI Graduates were not having strong Aeronautical Engineering background,they would never have received the Cayley Award 2003 from all major Industries of UK at Buckingham Palace in London on Nov 10,2003.
I know one major reason behind poor Examination result has been lack of proper training facility for AeSI students.There has not been enough pre-requisite check of students joining this programme which leads to student struggling in same.But anyway any Professional Membership Examination whether it is for AeSI or Engineering Council-UK examination for RAeS,UK where result is much lower than AeSI programme ,is never easy course work .
But as I have advised all students & Engineers coming out of AeSI to take pride in whatever you do in life.Until you take pride in whatever you do in life and feel confident that you are best in profession,you will always be lacking behind among your peers and fellow Engineers.
These are the qualities no Universities or Institutes can impart in you and you are solely responsible for developing yourself. What you learn in AeSI course work like hand calculation is the basis of Analysis of Engineering programmes which helps you decide whether the design is acceptable or not. Even if you work on Finite Element Modelling tools like Patran, Nastran,Ansys,FEMAP ,result you get should be compared using hand calculation to check whether they make sense or not and if there is any modelling error.These things you cannot do unless you are sound with you calculating and numerical skills of AeSI Course work in Solid Mechanics,Applied Mechanics,Strength of Materials,Aircraft Structures.

As I have mentioned numerous times in past that first choice after AeSI Graduation should be to work in Industry for few years,build strong foundation and based on your experience in Industry,then go for MS/MTech/ME in your career which you have been following. It helps in selecting right module which you have been working upon and you won't need further brush up while working at site or registering as Professional Engineer. Always bear in mind that AeSI Graduate with 3 years Engineering experience as full time Engineer is better than MS/MSc/MTech//ME with 1 year experience.Always Industry would prefer BE with 3 years experience in Industry first for job compared to MS or PHD with 1 or 0 year of experience.
There is no substitute for Industry experience.When I mention to you guys Industry Experience it doesn't mean working as Mechanic or Technician but only Design or Analysis Engineering whether in Aero Mechanical or Avionics Designing or Propulsion Design & testing.

Also Engineers who opting for Higher studies abroad are advised first to explore the Scholarships & Assistantship options as it might be expensive proposition doing it abroad since due differences in economy between different countries.RAeS UK administers Scholarships for MSc studies in UK.Please do bear in mind that applicants for RAeS Scholarships are not only from UK but from all across the globe with applications coming from NASA based Engineers,South African,European and Australia based Aerospace Engineers.So its highly competitive and one should be clear with his personal goals how MSc is going to benefit the Aerospace Engineer in his career.Just to mention that practical part of MSc is going to add his further knowledge acquired from AeSI won't be sufficient.Normally Industry only when its expects candidate to be very promising and excel in career is offered such competitive scholarships.Apply quite in advance before start of such course to avoid disappointment.
AIAA USA administer scholarship for MS Studies in US too.

There is no gain in criticizing AeSI Degree ,instead it would be better if you all who studying for same remain focused towards studies and do well in your exams and prospective career.Unless you have confidence and pride in yourself you will never be able to achieve any mission in life even if you get Degree from some very reputed Universities of the world leave aside AeSI.

I hope above information helps in achieving your goal.

Best wishes

As you can see he is passionate about this and i share this feeling. There's nothing wrong in expressing the wrongs of AeSI but what will ultimately matter is your pride and your self confidence. So be proud of the degree you have because if you won't then no body else will!!!

Take pride in AeSI

Hi everybody

 

Once again I will be posting a mail that Bishnujee has posted in the aesi club. I liked the stuff and appreciate the work being done for the aesi folks. A big thank you to him and other for working towards that…..

 

So without much adieu here’s the mail. I have highlighted the portion I liked best and believe in.

 

“

Thanks for your highlighted problems.There has been numerous reasons behind very low pass percentage.Poor teaching and training centres and adequate facilities not at disposal to AeSI Students.I had been in AeSI Program after my fresh pass out after Matriculation and so had to pass AeSI Studentship along with Sec A & B.That has 5 subjects of AeSI Studentship along with Sec A & B.Those days in mid 90s IIT Chennai numerous Staffs from Aerospace Dept used to actively support teaching and training program for AeSI Coursework.So we used to have best of teaching stuffs.Things have changed since these professors retired from IIT Chennai and now AeSI students have to deal with new modified syllabus course work which cannot be completed in decent time frame unless teaching and practical facilities of University level is provided to AeSI Students.I don't know whether this was discussed by AeSI Governing council when they decided to go for new syllabus.Until this problem is resolved passing percntage will continue to remain low.

 

Also Students joining AeSI program should be recommended that they have certain pre-requisite course work upto certain standard level to pursue the program.Students shouldn't forget that the AeSI program and career they are entering into is application of Physics and Mathematics stuffs.Unless they are very strong in these subjects there success rate will be low.

 

Even those AeSI Students who are passing out with less than 60% should have decent career option after same and this stuffs need to be reviewed by AeSI Officials with Universities under UGC in India and also with recruitement official of Indian Aerospace firms.I am sure that they could come up with some sort of decision which would help the students Graduating out to pursue decent career.

 

AeSI Students and Graduates along with AeSI Officials are requested to co-ordinate with each other to promote and have better future for AeSI Students & Graduate and these can only be resolved by mutual discussion and better co-ordination.There will be no progress by criticising each other and self destructive crticism of AeSI and its officials.AeSI Students and Graduates should bear in mind that there identity is through being AeSI Graduate and if they don't take pride in whatever they are doing with AeSI,then no one would be respecting them and they would never be able to grow.

 

As all of you must be aware that currently I am involved with Engineers Mobility Forum in UK & USA and Professional Licensing Board in USA to ensure that all Indian Qualifications are recognised at same level as any of the local US & UK Qualifications.Things have been going out in favourable direction and we hope the future should be better for new generation.

 

AM Qualification should be covered with concurrence Bachelor Degree in Engineering and this is urgent need of hour and AeSI Officials should look into this matter seriously and I am sure that there is no better person that Air Cmde Raghubir Singh to take up this issue with AeSI Officials.

 

I would actively request all AeSI Students & Graduates to support Air Cmde Singh in his mission for growth of AeSI program and I believe he understands all of you people concern better than many other people in Aerospace Industry and I would be glad to see him in AeSI Academic wing in time to come.

 

“

 

 

Silent Killing Of An Engineer And Baking Cakes

I received this following late night email. It was a long email, i have truncated it for privacy reasons.

Reading this i felt sad. But the point raised in this rant email were very genuine. Before we go forward, please read the following.

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It's been more than 60 days, I'm sending my resume to different companies, approaching various project managers and business leaders of aviation & aerospace industry. I used to ask my friends who are recruiter in various companies about my resume and seek advise for modification to attract. I've used the all available sources like the recommendation letter, power of written communication and a lot........... Finally at last it's what I call the silent killing of engineering attitude and an engineer. I am still up because someone says that winners don't quit and Quitters don't win but each day I go to bed, I used to cry and pillow becomes wet because of the limit of my patience.

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I think this is an universal stage that all AeSI graduates, no almost all graduates pass through. The stage when resumes do not fetch interviews and networking never pays.

After being in the industry, i have these following suggestions to everyone currently in this state.

1. Keep working. Career building is a marathon and not a quick sprint. Your career is like a train. You cant run it on a paved road, it needs tracks and they take time to show up. 60 days is not long enough.

2. In the beginning, it pays to be an aircraft than a rocket. Taxing on the runway is must. Rockets just dont last after their initial thrusts. Go slow. Build up the speed than shooting straight.

3. If a resume isnt working. Sleep on it. Change it. It might be missing the hook.

4. Build demonstrated skills. Skills that can be demoed. Skills that are out there on internet, for anyone to verify and check. Skills that make you stand out.

5. The greatest thing a graduate can do at this time is to build his or her skills. Aim to be the best in your domain. The most important component to skill building is putting the time to learn your craft. Unless you do that its near impossible to shine.

I am learning to bake cakes and i have ruined so many cakes in the process. My major mistake is taking out the cake too early. Not respecting the baking time.

Building a career and getting it on track is similar. You need that baking time.

You don't launch a high flying career....

You don't launch a popular blog, you build one.

You don't launch a high flying career, you create one.

You don't build world class products in a day, you evolve them.

You don't become expert in a day; you become one over a long haul.

iPhone was not built in a day, neither was the gas turbine engine, nor was the mission to moon a success from day one and Sachin Tendulkar didn't become world class player with one match.

Each of this took countless hours, enduring effort and untiring commitment.

Same goes for passing AeSI exams, for getting that first job, creating a successful blog and creating a product.

Nothing comes in one shot, everything happens drip by drip. So the best strategy is to begin building your career, blog, expertise and product now. Build it daily and in some years you will have something that will be greater than the effort you have put.

Easy stuff or difficult stuff!!

Both of them are important, both have their own value, both can teach
you valuable lessons.

Doing easy stuff gives you the motivation, energy and spring you to
bounce back. While doing hard stuff enables you to learn new things,
helps you keep active and help you to challenge yourself.

So always mix hard and soft stuff. Have hard and easy stuff in your
life. A healthy dose of both is essential. They will increase and
perpetuate your knowledge. So how do you apply this in your studies,
training, and job.

In studies always make sure you are studying something new everyday
and revising something that has been studied. Revising is easy just
rehearse what you have learnt in the previous day. This mixes the
whole routine and helps you get more out of your study time.

In training, the same core principle applies, add new skill and
explore the already known skills. If its catia, then pracitise the
same old loft but find out about the cloud point import. Similarly in
hypermesh do Old and new stuff together. This will help you get the
best of the software. And learning will be much more rounded.

In job don't remain stagnant, stir things up weekly, make a
presentaion, develop a company specific tool and basically take
initiative at new things while contributimg towards the daily work
assignment

So mixing hard and soft has advantages and if applied inteligently can
earn you successful degree, fruitful training and a sparkling career.

For reading more tips on career do click the following links.

Http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search/label/advice

Http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=career

Http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=catia

Http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=training

Tracks after completing AeSI

Career is like train tracks. Once you choose one, you have to run on
that same track.

Changing track is possible and allowed but it's always difficult and
time consuming. You have to start all over again.

So when you are at the begining of your career, choose wisely. Think
deep. Think hard and then only choose.

Taking up whatever job that is on offer, and whatever is given is no
longer an option. Choose!!!

Good luck!!

More career advice can be found via this link http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=advice

Best career path to follow after AeSI

A few days back Aditya posted this query in ouraesi yahoo group.

"

Hello Sir,

Firstly, Thank you very much for replying. So if I wanted to apply for unpaid training I will have to meet the scientist working in the organisation for the concerned field of interest, personally?

Can you suggest me the best career path to follow after AeSI ? I came to know that it will be best to first work in the organisations like NAL, GTRE, ADE etc. as a trainee engineer and then pursue M. Tech. or find a job. Is this right?

"

I wanted to reply to him but before I could some time to do do, Mr. Shashank Sharma, an AeSI alumni, gave a elaborate and useful reply.

So I thought of reporting his reply her so that it could be useful to the readers of this blog and doesn't get lost in the group emails.

Thanks a lot to Mr. Shashank!

"

Aditya,

I have tried preparing a 'priortized' list for the subject matter.
Based on individual's launch-conditions, the term 'best career path' can be any 1 or many out of the following:
1. Clearing gate and pursuing ME/MTech in Indian universities and finding job via campus, provided you have time, funding and brains.

2. Clearing GRE/TOEFL/IELTS etc. to pursue ME/MS in overseas universities (requirement remains same as in 1.)

3. Clearing DRDO-SET/CSIR for NAL/ADA/any such compatible exam to become Scientist-B.

4. Apply for Junior Research Fellowship-GATE i.e. JRF-GATE in NAL, Bangalore which leads to induction of candidate as research fellow. 2 years of contractual service sponsorship and eligibility for applying ME/MS (under NAL sponsorship). This even leads to sponsorship for PhD (60% in degree and a valid gate score, check NAL website for further details).

5. JR Fellowship with ADA, Bangalore

6. Pursuing training (paid/unpaid) leading to accumulation of strong analytical engineering experience strengthens ones candidature for private companies.
Experts can add further to this list.

Regards

Shashank Sharma

"

As always if you want to add anything to conversation, feel free to comment.

Are jobs there for freshers ?

Good Morning friends.
I'm writing this post because I've noticed many students creating negative environment about Aesi and saying that jobs are not there in the market for freshers & due to this many students quit Aesi.
First of all let me tell that community very clearly that "Winners don't quit & Quitters don't win" It seems bookish but It's a fact. Add-on to it we can't get everything under one roof specially when we are in Aesi.
Even It's written in "You Can Win" book that "It might be possible that without struggle you can get the job but It can't be a long term career."
Coming to the point, I'm sharing some screen shots here taken from LinkedIn which will show you the career path, the path which can lead to success. You'll find that the OJT training provided by the society is the first step of the ladder and to get this training there is a benchmark of 60%.

I've share the screen shots now It's you who have to understand that how important it is to touch the benchmark of 60%. Clearing the papers with 50 is never going to help you in career. My request to all who are appearing in June2012 examination is to try as much as possible to get at least above 60.
Specially the Section-A students, Don't follow the tradition of clearing papers with 50 and giving parties to friends after that. :p Trust me, ask your seniors once you'll come in Section-B It'll become very difficult to improve the percentage of Section-A. 

Good Luck for exams & All the very best. 

     

Henry Ford on your career planning

Most of the present acute troubles of the world arise out of taking on
new ideas without first carefully investigating to discover if they
are good ideas. - Henry Ford

Similar thoughts can be expressed for apprenticeship and first job
after AeSI.

Most of trouble in training or first job comes because we take the
first thing that is offered and fail to investigate if the offer with
that particular deparment gels with our career goal.

Investingating means wait. It means mental effort. And so many of us
just latch on the first thing that is offered.

I clearly remember a guy who did his AeSI in propulsion stream but
accepted the offer to work in avionics lab of NAL. His only reason was
that it was the first offer he received and he didn't wanted to miss
the opportunity.

Career planning is not random acceptance of any opportunity that shows
up at your door but a series of well thought out steps. Remeber this
when you embark on your journey after AeSI!!

Good luck

More advice on training/ first job can be found via this link http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=training

AeSI Engineers try for IES (Indian Engineering Services) Examination.

Excellent  advice and one more avenue for AeSI graduates. Thanks Bishnujee for the advice.

Dear AeSI Engineers & Students, I would stress AeSI Engineers based in India to aim for in there career is IES (Indian Engineering Services) Examination.Engineers who are successful in this examination are appointed in Executive Engineer Grade irrespective of your AeSI Degree percentage in AeSI.I was few of successful Engineers in IES Exam in 90s and it builds up strong foundation for your future career. A strong Engineering knowledge is needed to be successful in this exam.It has much better career opportunities than other Engineering Courses Entrance Exams in lndia like GATE,CAT etc.   http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/engg-2009/appx-1htm.htm   Best wishes & good luck! Bishnujee Singh  Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Search This Blog My-AeSI This is blog about aeronautical society of india, about aesi members and companion site to the ouraesi club. Here i post what i think and feel about the ouraesi club, AMAeSI, aesi, aeronautics and aerospace. This blog began in december 2004 and since then i am posting tips on studies, amaesi exams, resumes, coverletter, interveiws,solidworks, catia and anything remotely related to aesi!! CAREER GUIDE for AeSI STUDENTS CAREER GUIDE for AeSI STUDENTS by Modi Priteshkumar M Free After-AeSI Ebook Grab "After-AeSI Career guide to AeSI" ebook free Grab "Career Guide for AeSI Studens - By Modi Priteshkumar" ebook free Subscribe via email Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner Blog Archive ►  2004 (22) ►  November 2004 (17) ►  December 2004 (5) ►  2005 (178) ►  May 2005 (2) ►  June 2005 (12) ►  July 2005 (9) ►  August 2005 (14) ►  September 2005 (9) ►  October 2005 (45) ►  November 2005 (49) ►  December 2005 (38) ►  2006 (109) ►  January 2006 (56) ►  February 2006 (11) ►  March 2006 (6) ►  April 2006 (12) ►  May 2006 (6) ►  June 2006 (1) ►  July 2006 (6) ►  August 2006 (4) ►  November 2006 (2) ►  December 2006 (5) ►  2007 (86) ►  January 2007 (6) ►  February 2007 (10) ►  March 2007 (5) ►  April 2007 (3) ►  May 2007 (10) ►  June 2007 (4) ►  July 2007 (3) ►  August 2007 (10) ►  September 2007 (20) ►  October 2007 (5) ►  December 2007 (10) ►  2008 (270) ►  January 2008 (11) ►  February 2008 (9) ►  March 2008 (8) ►  April 2008 (14) ►  May 2008 (40) ►  June 2008 (49) ►  July 2008 (50) ►  August 2008 (35) ►  September 2008 (21) ►  October 2008 (17) ►  November 2008 (3) ►  December 2008 (13) ►  2009 (376) ►  January 2009 (35) ►  February 2009 (33) ►  March 2009 (35) ►  April 2009 (26) ►  May 2009 (27) ►  June 2009 (33) ►  July 2009 (35) ►  August 2009 (39) ►  September 2009 (31) ►  October 2009 (21) ►  November 2009 (29) ►  December 2009 (32) ►  2010 (279) ►  January 2010 (26) ►  February 2010 (24) ►  March 2010 (24) ►  April 2010 (22) ►  May 2010 (15) ►  June 2010 (23) ►  July 2010 (30) ►  August 2010 (31) ►  September 2010 (32) ►  October 2010 (24) ►  November 2010 (10) ►  December 2010 (18) ►  2011 (126) ►  January 2011 (24) ►  February 2011 (18) ►  March 2011 (9) ►  May 2011 (12) ►  June 2011 (6) ►  July 2011 (5) ►  August 2011 (16) ►  September 2011 (9) ►  October 2011 (5) ►  November 2011 (6) ►  December 2011 (16) ►  2012 (166) ►  January 2012 (21) ►  February 2012 (16) ►  March 2012 (15) ►  April 2012 (12) ►  May 2012 (16) ►  June 2012 (8) ►  July 2012 (25) ►  August 2012 (24) ►  September 2012 (6) ►  October 2012 (15) ►  November 2012 (4) ►  December 2012 (4) ►  2013 (47) ►  January 2013 (8) ►  February 2013 (6) ►  March 2013 (4) ►  April 2013 (3) ►  May 2013 (2) ►  June 2013 (5) ►  July 2013 (5) ►  August 2013 (5) ►  September 2013 (2) ►  October 2013 (2) ►  November 2013 (3) ►  December 2013 (2) ►  2014 (40) ►  January 2014 (1) ►  February 2014 (2) ►  March 2014 (2) ►  April 2014 (5) ►  May 2014 (3) ►  June 2014 (3) ►  July 2014 (3) ►  August 2014 (4) ►  September 2014 (5) ►  October 2014 (5) ►  November 2014 (4) ►  December 2014 (3) ►  2015 (21) ►  January 2015 (5) ►  February 2015 (2) ►  March 2015 (3) ►  May 2015 (2) ►  June 2015 (2) ►  July 2015 (2) ►  December 2015 (5) ▼  2016 (3) ►  July 2016 (1) ►  September 2016 (1) ▼  October 2016 (1) Farewell myaesi! Recent Posts Subscribe To my-aesi Posts Atom Posts All Comments Atom All Comments Twitter / Aerogeek Loading... Jobs in indian aerospace Link AeSI official web site Where are all aesi engineers? To enter your name in the map Click here The Aeronautical Society of India Update Loading... Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.