• Question: what would you be if you couldn't be an engineer

    Asked by every little helps to Zach on 6 Mar 2017.
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      Zach Welshman answered on 6 Mar 2017:

      Good question! I would probably go into a form of sports coaching because I feel that sports helped me to develop core skills in teamwork, trusting your team mates along with discipline and determination. I would really enjoy being able to teach those skills, because they are ubiquitous in life and work.

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  • Photo: Ana

    Ana commented on :

    I would definitely be something related to food. I love baking and cooking and well, food in general. I love making people happy but giving them really good food.
    My latest hobby is cooking thinking not only about flavours but about what happens whilst I cook: For example, why do cakes rise, or why does water boil, how can I get chocolate with the right texture? what happens when I use baking powder? I think it is fascinating.

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    kirstin commented on :

    how much money can you earn from engineering?

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    Ana commented on :

    @895arth29 Sky is the limit! You may start earning relatively little, as a graduate, you may not have experience. But as you expertise and experience grows, so does your salary.

    The best thing you can do is interact and participate in as many things are you can. The more knowledge you have, the more expert you become and so does the increase.

    But at the end of the day, what matters is not how much you earn but how much you like your job. You may have a great salary, but if you are not happy with what you do, you won’t be motivated.
    Make sure you get a job that keeps you dreaming at night 😀

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    Zach commented on :

    If you can come up with a great idea and a product that everyone needs then you can make a lot, there are plenty of examples of this. Although don’t forget that it takes teamwork and make a dream work – no one person has all the answers so develop good communication skills, discipline and team working skills alongside the technical knowledge e.g. maths, physics, engineering.

    The more common route:
    A 2014 Engineering Research Council study suggested an average of 63,000 per annum for a chartered engineer.

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    Sophie commented on :

    If I couldn’t be an engineer then I’d probably be a scientist 😉

    To be honest I’m not really sure. Other careers I’ve considered have ranged from doctor, athlete and stock broker… Now I’m an engineer I can’t really imagine doing anything else 🙂