One Day Seminar on Professional Career Development

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, Department of Electronic Engineering MUET Chapter organized a one-day seminar on Professional Career Development “Groom your Career with Innovative Talks” on 5^th Oct 2021 at USPCAS-W Auditorium MUET Jamshoro. The Seminar was formally started with the recitation of the Holy Quran and Prof. Dr. Arbab Nighat Chairperson department of Electronic Engineering welcomed the worthy Vice-Chancellor, the Speakers, the Coordinators, the Organizers, and the Participants and she briefly highlighted the importance of the seminar. Worthy Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. M. A. Uqaili joined the opening ceremony and delivered his speech, and he appreciated the Speakers for taking their time from their very busy schedule to motivate the participants regarding career development. He also appreciated the efforts of the Chairperson Department of Electronic Engineering, Coordinators and volunteers for organizing such a great seminar.

The first technical session was delivered by Engr. Main Abdul Manan (Electrical and Instrumentation Team Leader with Exterran Pakistan at JJVL), briefly explained that how life is being with an Engineering Profession and what things are faced by instrumentation engineers, and what startups should be taking to avoid risks in the field of instrumentation, how to manage everything with success such as large and small organizations. Participants were also advised that how they should start their career by hunting different jobs opportunities around them through the use of social media to have a successful career.

The second session was conducted by Engr. Ayaz Hussain Solangi (Project Engineering Leader, GE Middle East, and Africa). Engr. Ayaz joined online directly from UAE and shared his experience and explained skills required for students in getting jobs in leading industries in Pakistan as well as abroad. The third session was conducted by Engr. Pooja Rajput is working as Manager Security Operation Center ISD HBL Karachi, she put light on abroad term exchange opportunities and internship opportunities for undergraduate students and the skills required for the current job market. The final session was about the benefits of joining IEEE was conducted by Dr. Parkash Lohana (Chair IEEE Region 10 Professional Activities Committee). Dr. Parkash briefly discussed the benefits of IEEE students’ membership and professional membership and funding opportunities available for students and professionals. Further, he explained the humanitarian and volunteering activities in IEEE. After the technical sessions, an interactive session was conducted by Engr. Mian Abdul Mannan, the participants were allowed to ask questions to clear their queries.

Followed by technical sessions and interactive sessions, IEEE Day 2021 was also celebrated. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Prof. D. Arbab Nighat Chairperson Department of Electronic Engineering, Prof. Dr. Aftab Memon Meritorious Professor, Department of Telecommunication Engineering, Engr. Azam Rafique Memon, Coordinator, Engr. Bharat Lal Advisor IEEE-IMS, faculty members, and the organizing team joined the cake cutting ceremony. The shield of appreciation and certificates were distributed to speakers, coordinators, and the organizers. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali appreciated the efforts of the Chairperson, Department of electronic engineering, and the team of IEEE-IMS for organizing such a great event and thanked speakers for their time to provide guidance about the career and delivering the motivational sessions.

The seminar ended with a vote of thanks by Engr. Bharat Lal to all Speakers, Coordinators, Organizers, and all participants.