ANOTHER TWO PEOPLE INTO WORK THIS WEEK
ANOTHER TWO PEOPLE INTO WORK THIS WEEK! Some more good news from The Graduate Coach™ community. This week, another two people secured employment: ✅ An Electronics Engineer who will be…
When Smart Engineers Fall on Their Own Sword
I see this all the time.
Very capable young engineers
Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Biomedical, Process, Chemical.
Highly intelligent people who:
• Sailed through their bachelor’s
• Often sailed through their master’s
• Picked up 6–18 months of experience through short-term roles or contracts to secure PR.
And then something dangerous happens.
They tell themselves:
“Right, I’ve got experience now. I should be able to go Tier 1 or Tier 2.”
So they apply.
Graduate programs. Bigger companies. Bigger names.
And once again… they fall on their own sword.
No offer.
No traction.
No feedback.
And this is where the real damage begins.
Highly capable people start doubting themselves.
They stay in jobs they don’t like.
They come home at night and apply for a few roles.
They hope something will change.
It usually doesn’t.
Not because they’re not good enough
but because hope is not a strategy.
Here’s the first shift that has to happen ⬇️
Stop saying:
❌ “I just hope someone gives me a chance.”
Start saying:
✅ “I have no doubt I’ll get my opportunity. My time will come.”
✅ “I’m working. I’m learning. I have income and stability.”
✅ “This isn’t my final destination it’s a stepping stone.”
Nothing is fundamentally wrong with you.
Your timing, focus, or strategy might be but you are not.
That’s fixable.
Mark the Graduate Coach
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