6 Tips for a Successful Engineer

TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER 6

The petroleum industry has had a long record of achievements in developing technologies that have made a signifi cant breakthrough in diff erent technologies, to address the twin challenges of identi fying and developing the next generati on of leadership, and assigning its most talented people to the most strategic projects. The lack of talent is one of the top business obstacles facing the enti re oil and gas industry, whilst the demand of identi fying those with specifi c technical skills or those who have the apti tude to learn new skills has increased greatly. The one may wonder how to keep up with the current demands of the market especially that the market’s standards became very high and sophisti - cated. In the following paragraphs, there are some ti ps for engineers which might become handy.

TIP 1: READ

Knowledge is power, and to have knowledge the one must have informati on which can only be possessed by reading, and with today’s available sources the informati on is easy to reach. Gather as much informati on and researches about the fi eld you are working in, and read them carefully in order to have the technical informati on in theory and its practi cal applicati on. Try to know everything regardless how small it is, this will make you aware of the instructi ons you are giving and above all will have the power of persuasion.

TIP 2: RECORD

At the beginning of your career the lack of experience will make you fall in some mistakes, don’t be depressed, but write them down and write the causes and the errors impact. The diff erence between successful persons and the none successful ones is that they write down their mistakes to learn from them and above all, not to fall in the same mistakes again.

TIP 3: BE RESPONSILBLE

Having a high sense of responsibility is a moti vati on which gives us a push forward, it will also make your work not only done, but will also monitor your work and make sure that it’s going correctly. TIP 4: DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS AND LEARN NEW ONES

This ti p will only come into acti on as a result of reading and applying, each one of us has got a specifi c skill but you just need to identi fy it and to fi gure out how to put it into use to make yourself unique among the others. Through ti me you will gain experience and things will start to become clear, then and only then your vision will be clear and with vision come ideas.

TIP 5: PLAN

It’s the most important ti p for anyone working in any fi eld. The plan is your map, to get ahead in your career you must have a clear, reasonable, ambiti ous, and an achievable plan. Without a clear map in your mind you might lose your way to success.

TIP 6: MANAGE YOUR TIME

Time could be your enemy or your friend, and it’s bett er to make friends than enemies. Manage your ti me between diff erent acti viti es, and concentrate on the results not on being busy, this way you can get the most promising results.

At the end, we would like to add that each one of us has got special talents and abiliti es. If one could develop them properly, he can use them to achieve all his goals in life, and if you are committ ed to mastering the circumstances of life, to realizing the dreams and leading a fulfi lling and creati ve life, you must uncover these special talents and abiliti es and dedicate yourself to developing and sharpening them.