a) To be business oriented – although our daily work is to create new design, make new formulation, and build new product line, all our works should generate value for the business. Our company prospers so will we.
b) To understand the different between university and company – Academe study could be more freedom to try any new ideas and do something interested to you while company has strategy and business target which could have strictly controlling the engineering project and review procedures. Knowing the culture of the company and keep positive attitude to accept the difference.
c) Multi-disciplinary problem is excepted – we may have different education backgrounds and majors. However, no matter how well we can find a job to fit our background it always has something new for us. Learn from the experienced engineers and experts. In addition, we should not only keep up with trends in your own discipline, but also in adjacent disciplines.
d) To make your team successful – In university, you could do your research topic by yourself. In a company, a project completion normally needs to have multiple functions to accomplish. Therefore, we need to resolve the conflicti and collaborate with various groups to reach consensus. You should be ready to play the right role in the team for the team successful.
e) Enjoy your work – You should love your daily jobs. Engineering jobs have a lot of exciting and challenging opportunities. However, if you are not enjoying it, you should change your job and move on!