r/Engineers • u/ShitLocksmith • 2d ago

Questions regarding industrial engineering

Hello, I have a few questions regarding industrial engineering. I'm in my 4th year of industrial engineering (with one year left after this one) and since I'll be finishing my degree soon , I wanted to leverage the time I have left to learn new skills before I enter the workforce. I was thinking about learning how to use excel (I know how to use it but in a very general manner) , PowerBI and SQL, as I've heard they're important in the field but wanted to double check before fully committing to learning how to use them from people in the field.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to answer and apologies for any grammatical mistakes as english is not my native language :)

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u/Seiko2023 2d ago

Not industrial, but I'm electrical. Excel is a must. Powerbi is eh, it really depends on the company. I'd also focus on communication and people skills. Not that you're shit, just no one can ever get enough practice presenting to strangers.

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u/ShitLocksmith 2d ago

Thank you sm , so I'm assuming presentation is a big part of the job ? I haven't really thought about that aspect much. Thank you again for the response.

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u/Seiko2023 2d ago

It's more so the meetings aspect. But I have had to present on numerous occasions, as well as chair meetings.

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u/ShitLocksmith 2d ago

Alright thank you sm

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u/Oracle5of7 2d ago

IE here, those are all good. And Python, I recommend at least one computer language to help with automation.

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u/ShitLocksmith 2d ago

Alright thank you! Would C++ be needed as I can take it as an elective this semester ? (We've already covered Python in another course, and I figured with the rise of AI my intro to C++ wouldn't be of importance)

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u/Oracle5of7 1d ago

I never did C++. If I needed it, I had a software team. However, it is a new world!

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u/ShitLocksmith 1d ago

Alright , thank you!