I'm a Mechanical Engineering graduate, 25. I did a lot of trial and error method in my career as I didn’t know what to do. Company X - 6 months (Project management-Electronic based) Company Y - 3 months (Software engineer) Post that, I wanted to get into merchant navy as a marine engineer. I got selected in one of the renowned companies in india and got sponsored, Passed out as a topper and sailed for 3 months until I could realize that this even more harder than anything I had done, both physically and mentally. Now, I'm at crossroads not knowing what to do and because of my profile, I'm not getting any jobs also. Kindly, share your valuable advice on the same.

Ans: Hello!!
A marine engineer with over 5 yrs of experience must and should be earning a good salary which can take care of all his family members, right?
Salary wise you are in a good space. What is that is frustrating about your job? List them all out and go about eliminating them from your working life. For every frustration , add a solution against it, check if they are solvable, seek help if required to solve them. Trust me any job you seek there will always be something frustrating about it. You yourself rightly said that MBA and after that is no guarantee that you will be happy. So ponder deeply and check what is that you want your career to look like and feel like and go about achieving it. I am a great believer of putting everything on paper and mapping them to goals. All goals are achievable whether it pertains to career or family or any other goal you have in mind, you just have to lay a road map and start traveling on it. Have the courage to take that route, you don't know what is in store until unless you travel on it. I know your parents and wife have certain expectations of , how about asking yourself also, what is that you except of them and what is that you want out of your life. Be true to yourself also. The quality of your life is based on the quality of your choices and the quality of your relationships. Career is just one aspect of your life, it is a means of earning a livelihood. When you are at sea, see if you can make use of the peace to study and finish that MBA. I am mentioning this is to tell you that you either complain or be part of the solution. Create a WIN WIN, you just need a change of mindset to change frustration into opportunities. Hope this helps...
All the best!!

Ans: One option is to do online courses (MBA or any other field) and try to move into different field. Second option is to look for other relevant jobs. I believe there are jobs for marine engineer on land as well. Can look at those options.

Ans: As only 1 subject is pending, try and clear that subject and get MBA degree. Simultaneously check what area you are interested in doing your career, do short term courses and look out for relevant jobs..