Growth mindset is very helpful in honing one's skills and being prepared for the challenges in the present day world where technology evolves rapidly. Trying and learning new skills can be really helpful in the advancement of career. Moreover, enjoying what you do while thinking of bigger picture about how it affect lives of others in a positive way is helpful in keeping oneself motivated and energized.

For new graduates many fields of engineering are new concepts. For example Design for test can never be conceived in a graduates mind. Before joining design for test my thinking was restricted to only traditional design. This is in all accounts great to be a designer that you concentrate on the deeper circuit concepts. However unlike design limited to only a few circuits where one becomes a professional, in Design for test you get to experience how the whole design comes together. This gives a design for test engineer an edge in understanding design implications to things like yield, testability cost. Especially the cost of testing is the back-bone of production in pursuit of quality and affordability. But DFT sits at the sweet spot that enables an engineer to enjoy the best of both worlds of actual design and production. As an entrant, one would be looking for those positions where they can learn the most from to build their career. And DFT can be one of those positions.

In this keep changing world , know why is more important than know the answer. Efficiency is always important , but nothing has greater importance than your own balance.