Engineers With Finance Jobs!?
@MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074)
India
August 11, 2012 12:21pm CST
I'm an Accounts student. As I grow I have observed that people choose science as their stream in High School, some of them go onto become engineers, then they take up business administration as higher studies and land jobs in banks, corporate offices, etc. The question is, if you took engineering as your course of study, then why apply for financial jobs? Also, why do employers prefer employing them, when they can hire a finance expert, say a CFA, and derive quality work from them than the former? Is it not a bit unfair to the students who are working hard with their finance related studies, only to find an "Engineer + MBA" walk away with the job, which is best suited for him? I mean I don't apply for an engineering job, then why should they come in and apply for financial jobs. They can never match the supremacy of a CFA or a CPA when it comes to finance, then why do employers tend to hire them for such jobs?
1 person likes this
3 responses
@enjoythejourney (523)
• United States
11 Aug 12
Employers hire them because they like their scientific knowledge. It is interesting to hear you say and I quote "the can never match the supremacy of a CFA..." and that may be true but that is not what employers are looking for.
Engineers come with very strong, logical thought processes, scientific backgrounds, not in accounting and finance. Many employers like science majors, ie, engineering not for their book learning but for their locgial thinking skills. If you concerned why not take a few engineering courses and put yourself a head of the rest of the pack?
Check out what employers are hiring what grads and go for what you want. It is amazing the opportunities you will find.
Good Luck!
@enjoythejourney (523)
• United States
11 Aug 12
Thats great! I am sure your course is well worth it and I did not mean to imply otherwise. I was simply try to answer your question why engineers get hired in business. WIth your degree and expertise you should be able to find a wonderful career.
I have a degree in history - which isn't worth much as far as sciences and business but I still managed to get a job at a university working in the financial arena. I am not sure why they chose me over others but if I would guess I would say it would be my public speaking and presentation skills. I would often have to represent the University at events and explain the University's financial position. So could I do your job- heck no- could I do an engineers job- heck no- but I still had value to a large prestigious University in the financial area.
Good luck -I am sure you will do great. You are workng so hard you will succeed in your chosen field!
@adforme (2114)
•
11 Aug 12
I would mamagine an engineer is quite good in math. He or she may not have banking/financial experience or courses completed in such, but it may not matter. Some people can learn on the job. After all, this is where you learn what to do with what you graduated to become. An engineer is someone that I would presume to be creative and mathematically adaptable. By the way, weren't finacial experts part of the economic crisis?
@MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074)
• India
12 Aug 12
Are you talking about the great recession that rocked the world, some years back? If yes, then I must tell you that everyone was a part of it. You can't clap with one hand. You need both of your hands. They were caused mostly due to the aggressive economical reforms taken by most countries, especially capitalist countries. There's always a limit to everything, beyond which if you stretch your ideas, they are bound to crash. Good day!
@riyauro (6421)
• India
11 Aug 12
It is true that engineers are good at math and banks and financial companies need that. I am one year left to be a engineer but I do have interest in accounting. The thing is a science student can do accounting or economics or any other subject because they start from basics in first year of University but Science subjects are continued from the high school science. I have seen many science students change to arts and commerce but none of arts and commerce students change to science and engineering till now.
By the way accountants have very high pay in australia because most of my friends are accountants in australia and are earning like 0.2 million dollars per year and it is in great demand.
Good day to you. 
@MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074)
• India
12 Aug 12
The only reason that Arts (Humanities, as they call it these days) and Commerce students don't switch over to Science, because they are not allowed to! I can discuss a good deal about Cosmology and Physics with any Science major and give them a run for their money. Like I've observed many so called Science students don't even know that the colours of VIBGYOR put together makes white and much more. Even if I want to take up Science as my study now, our institute will not allow it. Moreover, I don't think any Joint Entrance Exam board will allow a Commerce student to take their examinations. Whereas, our institute ICAI and similar like ICWAI and ICSI never prohibit a Science major or Humanities student to register as a student. I think its unfair to both Commerce and Humanities students. At least let us appear for the examinations.
Anyways, thanks for your suggestion but I don't think that I need to go anywhere abroad. Once I clear my exams, I can practice as an auditor, tax consultant and representing my clients in tribunals. I don't even need to search for a job. I can make much more than what you've mentioned, sitting in my office in India only. Good day to you too!
