A guide for students to make the BEST use of their Engineering Days. Students should make use of their College days to adapt themselves to the environment. This presentation would help them to build skills in necessary areas. The presentation contains the gist of the ideas while the blog contains details of how to proceed. For the entire article: http://nivasravichandran.com/how-to-make-the-best-use-out-of-your-engineering-days/

1. How to make the
Best use out of your
Engineering Days?
Nivas Ravichandran
Startup Enthusiast | Product Marketing
IEEE Volunteer | Blogger | Social Media savvy

2. I joined Engineering
because…

3. A. I was passionate
about Engineering

4. B. Engineering was the
only option available.

5. C. Some relative of
mine told me
Engineering had a lot
of Scope.

6. D. My parents forced
me into Engineering

7. Resources. Workspace.
Discounts. Offers.
Grants. Competitions.
Support. Guidance.
Community. Mindset.
Student Life

8. Dale Carnegie
Entrepreneurial
Chetan Bhagat
Alchemist / Paulo Coelho
7 Habits of highly Effective People
Keep Reading

9. Indian News
The Hindu
NDTV News App
Economic Times
International
NY Times
Huffington Post
Guardian News
Technical News
Tech Crunch
Next Big What
Mashable
Magazines
Economist
Outlook
Follow News

10. Volunteer
Represent an Organization.
Not behind positions.
IEEE – Largest professional society
IEEE, CSI, IETE, SAE, ACM, etc.

11. Break stage fear.
Start with simple seminars.
Voice out your opinion.
College = Best Place.
Encourage. Discourage.
Public Speaking

12. Attend Events.
Interact.
Make friends.
Grow Network.
A Strong network = Power.
Build your network

13. Try landing an Internship
Startups = Best launch pad.
Minimum 2 - 6 months.
Industry Exposure

14. Get your hands dirty.
Skills = Employability.
Build stuff. Start small.
Hands-On

15. Photoshop
Illustrator
Online Tutorials
Team Treehouse
Graphic Design

16. Programming
Codecademy | www.code.org | Stack Overflow | Team Treehouse

17. NPTEL – By IITs
Coursera. EdX.
MIT OC. Udacity.
Online Learning

18. Be Ready to Fail

19. Wordpress. Blogger.
Start simple.
Share experiences.
Voice out opinion.
Blog it out

20. Use it wisely.
LinkedIn = Must.
No nonsense zone.
Expand network.
Social Media

21. Helps Planning
Motivation Factor
Keeps track of activities
Preferably Mobile/Laptop
Organize Calendar

22. Build your Resume
Keep updating
Precise and simple
You are the product.

23. Invictus
Pursuit of Happiness
Pirates of the silicon valley
Social Network. Exam
Catch me if you can!
Shaw shank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Steal some inspiration

24. Remember:
Internet is the mother of all GODS
Make use of it well.

25. Enjoy College Life

26. The
DESTINATION
is the BEST part of the
JOURNEY
Nivas Ravichandran
@nivasravi
www.nivasravichandran.com
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