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[JamesMaxwell]

Hello engineers!

 

First of all, this is not a technical query.

In less than 3 months i'll be ready to start my chemical engineer career after defend my thesis. Im worried about how to improve as a junior so i would like to know your first experiences including what would have changed in the very first days of your professional careers and what advices or tips on how to improve at work in the beginning or before starting. What are the essentials to prepare myself (apart from the desire to learn and improve) and the common most valuable skills.

I guess that one of the questions will be whats my aim, well, i love what i've been reading and investigate about process engineering and design in energy industry (renewable, fossil fuel or refinery) or pharmaceutical industry. Anyway, im open to other sectors of the world of chemical engineering because i know nothing.

 

 

 

Thanks in advance

[Bobby Strain]

Don't worry. Just get a job you might like.

 

Bobby

[breizh]

Hi,

Bobby is 100% right, have fun!

Just be open, curious and ready to receive information from others, mentors, peers.

What I evaluated the most was the curiosity and willingness to learn of young engineers.

Breizh

[snickster]

In a lot of ways, school is much more difficult than work.  Work is more specialized so you can concentrate all your efforts on one or more aspects of what you learned in school.  Also there are alot of senior engineers that can help you out.

Edited by snickster, 27 August 2023 - 03:37 PM.

[shvet1]

Relax, open your mind and be ready to impressions. First experience is most emotional so that will rule your professional career all way down to retirement. Try to notice how you are being teaching and your personal responses to this process. In far future this will help you in teaching.

 

My private experience - the worse the better. The worse work you are assigned the better for your career as it will disabuse you from illusions and teach you what money/reputation actually costs. Otherwise in far future you will be trapped and are not be able to interpret a working situation correctly.

Skills/knowledge is not important at current stage. Important is are you ready to obtaining those.

Edited by shvet1, 27 August 2023 - 11:14 PM.

[JamesMaxwell]

Thanks for all your advice, appreciated it!!