➡️Every year, thousands of engineering graduates pass out, yet many remain underemployed or completely unemployed. Why is that? Students pursue a professional degree hoping for a successful future, but most struggle to achieve it. Have you ever wondered why?
Unemployable Engineer by Amit Deshpande addresses the issue of unemployability among engineering graduates in India, a complex, multi-layered problem shaped by various societal actors. It introduces the concept of a "psychological chakravyuha," a mental trap that prevents students from realizing their full potential.
He has shared the naked truth that our societal and education runs blindly on a fixed roll.
✔️Parents push children into a rat race through unrealistic expectations and comparisons.
✔️Teachers, pressured by institutions, overburden students academically. Society judges students based on ranks, fostering unhealthy competition.
✔️Peers intensify the pressure, making learning a contest.
▪️Despite these influences, the most impactful is the student him/ herself — his/her self-belief, confidence, and effort ultimately shape his success, urging him to break free from external pressures and explore his true potential.
▪️The book encourages students to break free from this chakravyuha - a never ending cycle made to fail, explore their unique paths, and avoid being boxed into limiting categories.
There are total 10 chapters covering the topic from the very core. Like what is our purpose in life and why to pursue engineering. Why knowing oneself is important thus. Moreover to achieving expertise in any subject, more than achieving marks, gaining real Knowledge and practicing soft skills is the key. Even brushing your brains keeping it up to date alongside even , understanding success and failure and accepting things in reality is essential.
▪️It urges students to explore their full potential and provides actionable steps to become not just job-ready but also top engineers in their chosen fields. It emphasizes self-awareness, strategic planning, and the courage to face potential setbacks as integral to career success.
✅️I felt this book is like a reality check and the suggestions or advises shared with references from real life experiences here from a person who has experienced it all first hand himself is impactful and thus they become handy and effective in everyone's lives too. Its a quick read that I found very very good.