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WHAT NEXT?
OFFBEAT CAREER OPTIONS FOR ENGINEERS

Harsh Snehanshu
How many of you
are engineers
here?
How many of you
are engineers by
choice?
How many of you wish that
you could pursue
something else?
I’m here to tell you that
YOU CAN!
Did I sound like this guy?

I apologize.
What this talk is NOT:





A ploy to dissuade you from engineering
A sermon
A drab self-help bookish slideshow.
All gyaan, no play
What this IS about:







Broadening your perspectives
Exposing options available to you
Finding a direction to your passion
Increasing your self-awareness

And a lot of chocolates…! Do you like
quizzing?
Chocolate no. 1






Identify the name
And the profession
And the college






Jairam Ramesh
M.P.
IIT Bombay
Chocolate no. 2




Identify the person
Tell me the name of
the first company he
worked in/his first
album






Shankar
Mahadevan
Computer Engineer
Oracle/Breathless
So you thought
engineers just become
engineers.
It’s time to stop and think.
But before that…
Do you really need a parallel
career?

Not at all.
We rather need engineers.
But what we don’t need:

Bad Engineers.
The world is full of them –


Those who don’t like engineering but still pursue it after degree




Those who give in to the societal pressure

Those who think only engineering can offer financial security


Those who remain mediocre.
If you wish to become an
engineer, become like this gem:
Chocolate time
 Identify the name
 And the profession





E. Sreedharan
Father of the Delhi
Metro Project
Civil Engineer
Or a researcher like this veteran
scientist:
2 chocolates this time
 Identify the name



Dr. CNR Rao



Bharat Ratna Awardee,
2013



60 Honorary Doctorates
and 1450 research papers



Mysore University, IT BHU
and Purdue University
alumnus
These people shone because

Engineering/Science
is their passion
And so will you. If you know…

What’s Your
Passion?
Something that you not only like to do,
but love to do.
I know

For some here,
It might not be engineering.
It might be

Something outlandish.
Something that you might feel shy talking
about, like becoming a sprint runner for
the next Olympics
Meet this guy, for instance.
The dude on the right, atop Stok Kangri, 6.5 km in Ladakh
Or the same dude on the left…after completing an Olympic
triathlon:
Or all of the below:


Paraglider



Canoer



Mountaineer



Skiier



Vagabond



Diver



Climber



Triathlete



Yes, the same
guy.



Saurabh
Agarwal



IIT-D 2011
passout
IMAGINE!
What if your passion
becomes your profession?
You get paid for something that you love to do.
If that happens, you will:
Love to attend your office
 Deliver the best quality work
 Attain mastery because hard work will
never seem hard.
 Most importantly, enjoy.

Let’s enjoy a little. Ready for more
chocolates?









Identify the name
And the profession

Dilip D’ Souza
Columnist, Indian
Express
Author
Who gets the chocolate?










Identify the name
And the profession

Arunabh Kumar
IIT Kharagpur
Assistant Director, Om Shanti
Om
Founder, The Viral Fever
(Remember the q-tiyapa
videos?)




Identify the name
And the profession

Courtesy: some moronic
blog
Thank engineering, for it
taught us:
That silence is always misunderstood.
Especially during vivas.
 One can manage without bathing for
months and not get caught. Thanks to
your classmates following the same
maxim.
 One can multitask and still pass exams
(by studying one night before!)

Before becoming an engineer, we
were:




A nerdy, hairy, plump kid
roasting our bottoms with heavy
books for most of our lives.
Unexposed – tell me, how can a
17 year old without any
awareness of the world take a
career decision for life?
After becoming an engineer:




Nerdy, no more. But shabbier.
But something changed. Four years at college
lets you pursue things that you love to do
 Management

– fests

 Marketing
 Dance,

Drama, Writing, Photography
 Travel and Read.




Closer to finding your passion.
Maybe this is what happened to the person
who comes next in line…
Chocolate time!






No more identifying
the person
Rather, tell me,
which famous award
did he win in 2006
for the RTI Act?

Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent
Leadership
Chocolate time again!









Identify the
name
And the
profession

Udaya Kumar
Ph.D. IIT Bombay and B.Arch, Anna University
Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati
So what do you want to
become?










An actor/dancer/model
A writer/journalist
A photographer
An entrepreneur
An entertainer
A spiritual guru
An encounter specialist!
And most importantly, an engineer.
Actor or Film/Modeling Line:




The name of his second
movie?
College he graduated from?
Way forward:


Hone your skills –
dancing, acting, diction, physique
on your own



Join theatre



What Next? Mumbai.



Audition. Network.



Start small –
TV/commercial/dance troop
A writer or journalist:


Identify the name

Sidin Vadukut, Columnist
Mint, Author, Former
Engineer
Way forward:




Hone your skills – reading, writing,
reading, writing...



Attend workshops



Network with people.



Join fellowships/journalism
schools like ACJ



Start freelancing



Study further
A photographer:



Identify the name
Devendra Purbiya, IIT KGP
2004 passout, fashion
photographer

Way forward:


Hone your skills – lights, camera,
photojournalism



Read



Network. Attend workshops and
schools like Jamia



Start small – FB page. Participate in
contests.
Entrepreneur




Identify the name
And his company

Way forward:


Start off small.



Network. Attend summits and
seminars.



Think Big. Execute swiftly.



Find the right partner.



Be sharp and sound.



Jump in, find the market gap, learn
fast and capitalize.
An entertainer


Identify the name



Nitin Gupta(Rivaldo), Standup comedian

Way forward:


Write a catchy script.



Record your performance
on a smartphone.



Upload on youtube.



Perform in your own college
and build your base.



PJs don’t qualify.
A Spiritual Guru




Identify the duo
Bawa-Dinesh
IIT-B passouts, AOL
gurus

Way forward:
 Grow your hair
 Talk softly, like this
 Befriend a high potential guru
 And read a lot of philosophy!
Encounter Specialist






Identify the person
Navniet Sikera , IIT Roorkee
passout,
Known as UP’s Daya Nayak
Has more than 50 hits on his
name.
Man behind 1090 Women Power
Line Concept.

Way forward:


Get a gun.



Get a police uniform.



Let your wrath flow. Singham!



In short, slog for UPSC and get into
IPS.
Finally, an Engineer




Identify the person
Pranav Mistry, MIT
Innovator, Inventor

Way forward:


Participate in contests like Robocon,
FSAE, Mini Baja and tech fests.



Code day and night, night and day



Use websites like codeacademy to
learn. Stalkninja to network



Research. Give GATE, GRE and
study more.
Those unclear about one’s
passion:
Way forward is simple.

Just go for an MBA
;)
Some fellowships to keep in mind:












The Young India Fellowship (YIF): One year academic
fellowship in liberal arts.
Teach for India Fellowship (TFI): Two year teaching fellowship
to teach underprivileged children.
Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament(LAMP)
Fellowships: One year close knit working with an MP.
ICICI and Gandhi Fellowships: Two year fellowship in the
development sector working with grassroot level organizations
Future India Fellowship: Academic fellowship with the Future
Group
Do Google these and more!
Some truths.








Read. One habit that always pays off.
Hard work has no substitute. Until you are good, there
are no takers. Until you work hard, you won’t be good.
Your prime years are for your dreams, not others’.
Perseverance triumphs. Lage raho!
You have a choice. Exercise it. Make sure it’s you who
chooses:
Your job.
 Your spouse.
 Your place of work.




There will be struggle. Nothing comes easy. And know
this…
And know this fact…

Struggle is
incredibly beautiful!
Last chocolate time.




Identify this dude!
And his profession.
No it’s not jumping.
Yes, that’s me. Timeline.



1989-2003 – Grew up dreaming to travel the entire nation someday.
2004 – Got 99/100 in Maths in 9th by fluke. My dear parents decided that I should
become an engineer. I thought why not.



2005-07 – the nerdy, plump kid slogging for JEE.



2007 – Joined IIT Delhi in B.Tech, Engineering Physics. Couldn’t fathom.







2008 – Realized that I love writing. Published stories in Chicken Soup series, articles
in newspapers and became an avid blogger.
2009 – Published my first book. Oops! I fell in love!, a comedy of errors. It became a
bestseller, with more than 50000 copies sold.
2010 – Realized that there’s no avenue to sell my one-liners, tweets, status
messages. Started up a company called Witcraft.
Timeline.












2011 – graduated. Didn’t take up a job. Went full-time with my start-up. Published the
second and third book, the sequels to the first.
February, 2012 – Fight with my partner. Had to quit my own company. Jobless,
penniless. Despite the failure, I had a story to tell.
March, 2012 – Decided that I’ll fulfill my travel dream. Had no money. Spammed all
the companies in India. IXIGO, a travel company, sponsored my trip.
March, 2012 – May, 2013 – travelled across entire India, covering 23 states in 1.3
years. Started writing for The Hindu. Spoke at TEDx.
February, 2013 – Published my fourth book, Because Shit Happened: What NOT to
do in a start-up! with Random House
June, 2013 – Selected for the Young India Fellowship. Right now studying at the
fellowship, and writing my travel book, Route to Roots
BOTTOMLINE
You are an engineer for a
reason. The reason is to
engineer your dreams.
Thank you. Ending with a quote
from my fourth book:

Invite me: harshsnehanshu@gmail.com
On Twitter and Quora: @harshsnehanshu

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What next? Offbeat Career Options for Engineers.

  • 1. WHAT NEXT? OFFBEAT CAREER OPTIONS FOR ENGINEERS Harsh Snehanshu
  • 2. How many of you are engineers here?
  • 3. How many of you are engineers by choice?
  • 4. How many of you wish that you could pursue something else?
  • 5. I’m here to tell you that YOU CAN!
  • 6. Did I sound like this guy? I apologize.
  • 7. What this talk is NOT:     A ploy to dissuade you from engineering A sermon A drab self-help bookish slideshow. All gyaan, no play
  • 8. What this IS about:      Broadening your perspectives Exposing options available to you Finding a direction to your passion Increasing your self-awareness And a lot of chocolates…! Do you like quizzing?
  • 9. Chocolate no. 1    Identify the name And the profession And the college    Jairam Ramesh M.P. IIT Bombay
  • 10. Chocolate no. 2   Identify the person Tell me the name of the first company he worked in/his first album    Shankar Mahadevan Computer Engineer Oracle/Breathless
  • 11. So you thought engineers just become engineers. It’s time to stop and think.
  • 13. Do you really need a parallel career? Not at all. We rather need engineers.
  • 14. But what we don’t need: Bad Engineers. The world is full of them –  Those who don’t like engineering but still pursue it after degree   Those who give in to the societal pressure Those who think only engineering can offer financial security  Those who remain mediocre.
  • 15. If you wish to become an engineer, become like this gem: Chocolate time  Identify the name  And the profession    E. Sreedharan Father of the Delhi Metro Project Civil Engineer
  • 16. Or a researcher like this veteran scientist: 2 chocolates this time  Identify the name  Dr. CNR Rao  Bharat Ratna Awardee, 2013  60 Honorary Doctorates and 1450 research papers  Mysore University, IT BHU and Purdue University alumnus
  • 17. These people shone because Engineering/Science is their passion
  • 18. And so will you. If you know… What’s Your Passion? Something that you not only like to do, but love to do.
  • 19. I know For some here, It might not be engineering.
  • 20. It might be Something outlandish. Something that you might feel shy talking about, like becoming a sprint runner for the next Olympics
  • 21. Meet this guy, for instance. The dude on the right, atop Stok Kangri, 6.5 km in Ladakh
  • 22. Or the same dude on the left…after completing an Olympic triathlon:
  • 23. Or all of the below:  Paraglider  Canoer  Mountaineer  Skiier  Vagabond  Diver  Climber  Triathlete  Yes, the same guy.  Saurabh Agarwal  IIT-D 2011 passout
  • 24. IMAGINE! What if your passion becomes your profession? You get paid for something that you love to do.
  • 25. If that happens, you will: Love to attend your office  Deliver the best quality work  Attain mastery because hard work will never seem hard.  Most importantly, enjoy. 
  • 26. Let’s enjoy a little. Ready for more chocolates?      Identify the name And the profession Dilip D’ Souza Columnist, Indian Express Author
  • 27. Who gets the chocolate?       Identify the name And the profession Arunabh Kumar IIT Kharagpur Assistant Director, Om Shanti Om Founder, The Viral Fever (Remember the q-tiyapa videos?)
  • 28.   Identify the name And the profession Courtesy: some moronic blog
  • 29. Thank engineering, for it taught us: That silence is always misunderstood. Especially during vivas.  One can manage without bathing for months and not get caught. Thanks to your classmates following the same maxim.  One can multitask and still pass exams (by studying one night before!) 
  • 30. Before becoming an engineer, we were:   A nerdy, hairy, plump kid roasting our bottoms with heavy books for most of our lives. Unexposed – tell me, how can a 17 year old without any awareness of the world take a career decision for life?
  • 31. After becoming an engineer:   Nerdy, no more. But shabbier. But something changed. Four years at college lets you pursue things that you love to do  Management – fests  Marketing  Dance, Drama, Writing, Photography  Travel and Read.   Closer to finding your passion. Maybe this is what happened to the person who comes next in line…
  • 32. Chocolate time!    No more identifying the person Rather, tell me, which famous award did he win in 2006 for the RTI Act? Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership
  • 33. Chocolate time again!      Identify the name And the profession Udaya Kumar Ph.D. IIT Bombay and B.Arch, Anna University Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati
  • 34. So what do you want to become?         An actor/dancer/model A writer/journalist A photographer An entrepreneur An entertainer A spiritual guru An encounter specialist! And most importantly, an engineer.
  • 35. Actor or Film/Modeling Line:   The name of his second movie? College he graduated from? Way forward:  Hone your skills – dancing, acting, diction, physique on your own  Join theatre  What Next? Mumbai.  Audition. Network.  Start small – TV/commercial/dance troop
  • 36. A writer or journalist:  Identify the name Sidin Vadukut, Columnist Mint, Author, Former Engineer Way forward:   Hone your skills – reading, writing, reading, writing...  Attend workshops  Network with people.  Join fellowships/journalism schools like ACJ  Start freelancing  Study further
  • 37. A photographer:   Identify the name Devendra Purbiya, IIT KGP 2004 passout, fashion photographer Way forward:  Hone your skills – lights, camera, photojournalism  Read  Network. Attend workshops and schools like Jamia  Start small – FB page. Participate in contests.
  • 38. Entrepreneur   Identify the name And his company Way forward:  Start off small.  Network. Attend summits and seminars.  Think Big. Execute swiftly.  Find the right partner.  Be sharp and sound.  Jump in, find the market gap, learn fast and capitalize.
  • 39. An entertainer  Identify the name  Nitin Gupta(Rivaldo), Standup comedian Way forward:  Write a catchy script.  Record your performance on a smartphone.  Upload on youtube.  Perform in your own college and build your base.  PJs don’t qualify.
  • 40. A Spiritual Guru    Identify the duo Bawa-Dinesh IIT-B passouts, AOL gurus Way forward:  Grow your hair  Talk softly, like this  Befriend a high potential guru  And read a lot of philosophy!
  • 41. Encounter Specialist     Identify the person Navniet Sikera , IIT Roorkee passout, Known as UP’s Daya Nayak Has more than 50 hits on his name. Man behind 1090 Women Power Line Concept. Way forward:  Get a gun.  Get a police uniform.  Let your wrath flow. Singham!  In short, slog for UPSC and get into IPS.
  • 42. Finally, an Engineer   Identify the person Pranav Mistry, MIT Innovator, Inventor Way forward:  Participate in contests like Robocon, FSAE, Mini Baja and tech fests.  Code day and night, night and day  Use websites like codeacademy to learn. Stalkninja to network  Research. Give GATE, GRE and study more.
  • 43. Those unclear about one’s passion: Way forward is simple. Just go for an MBA ;)
  • 44. Some fellowships to keep in mind:       The Young India Fellowship (YIF): One year academic fellowship in liberal arts. Teach for India Fellowship (TFI): Two year teaching fellowship to teach underprivileged children. Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament(LAMP) Fellowships: One year close knit working with an MP. ICICI and Gandhi Fellowships: Two year fellowship in the development sector working with grassroot level organizations Future India Fellowship: Academic fellowship with the Future Group Do Google these and more!
  • 45. Some truths.      Read. One habit that always pays off. Hard work has no substitute. Until you are good, there are no takers. Until you work hard, you won’t be good. Your prime years are for your dreams, not others’. Perseverance triumphs. Lage raho! You have a choice. Exercise it. Make sure it’s you who chooses: Your job.  Your spouse.  Your place of work.   There will be struggle. Nothing comes easy. And know this…
  • 46. And know this fact… Struggle is incredibly beautiful!
  • 47. Last chocolate time.   Identify this dude! And his profession. No it’s not jumping.
  • 48. Yes, that’s me. Timeline.   1989-2003 – Grew up dreaming to travel the entire nation someday. 2004 – Got 99/100 in Maths in 9th by fluke. My dear parents decided that I should become an engineer. I thought why not.  2005-07 – the nerdy, plump kid slogging for JEE.  2007 – Joined IIT Delhi in B.Tech, Engineering Physics. Couldn’t fathom.    2008 – Realized that I love writing. Published stories in Chicken Soup series, articles in newspapers and became an avid blogger. 2009 – Published my first book. Oops! I fell in love!, a comedy of errors. It became a bestseller, with more than 50000 copies sold. 2010 – Realized that there’s no avenue to sell my one-liners, tweets, status messages. Started up a company called Witcraft.
  • 49. Timeline.       2011 – graduated. Didn’t take up a job. Went full-time with my start-up. Published the second and third book, the sequels to the first. February, 2012 – Fight with my partner. Had to quit my own company. Jobless, penniless. Despite the failure, I had a story to tell. March, 2012 – Decided that I’ll fulfill my travel dream. Had no money. Spammed all the companies in India. IXIGO, a travel company, sponsored my trip. March, 2012 – May, 2013 – travelled across entire India, covering 23 states in 1.3 years. Started writing for The Hindu. Spoke at TEDx. February, 2013 – Published my fourth book, Because Shit Happened: What NOT to do in a start-up! with Random House June, 2013 – Selected for the Young India Fellowship. Right now studying at the fellowship, and writing my travel book, Route to Roots
  • 50. BOTTOMLINE You are an engineer for a reason. The reason is to engineer your dreams.
  • 51. Thank you. Ending with a quote from my fourth book: Invite me: harshsnehanshu@gmail.com On Twitter and Quora: @harshsnehanshu