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Last month Education at Work Ontario (EWO) named Sheridan College student Hargurdeep Singh as recipient of its provincial Co-op Student of the Year award.
The honour recognizes outstanding students of 2013 and is awarded yearly to one college and one university student who demonstrated exceptional job achievement, outstanding 
community service, high academic performance and a strong contribution to co-operative education. Singh is a student in the Mechanical Engineering Technology –Design & Drafting Co-op program.
Can-India caught up with this young man in a hurry to get him to reveal what makes him tick.
Why is networking as important as hard work and being good at what you do?
Networking is as essential as hard work. Students get access to critical information, direction, and referrals by networking with experts inside their respective interest. This data lays open learners to another universe of correspondence that energizes self-confidence. This transferable ability permits students to settle on better choices all around their academic journey and tackle into the 80% of the concealed occupation market before graduation.
In my perspective, Networking is that brilliant chance that permits us to see the promising finish to the present course of action in our discipline.
What are the common mistakes young students make?
A portion of the basic slip-ups that junior learners make while networking are:
• Peers are given a higher priority over the mentors
• Spend a lot of time in unfocused discussions
• Gossip and inappropriate behaviour
• Do not appreciate the mentor’s time
• Forget to follow-up after the meeting
What did you do over and above your course that gave you the edge?
The secret to my success is nothing but the ability to process information and make decisions based on the Guru Nanak’s saying, “Man Jeetai Jag Jeet”; ” By conquering your mind, you can conquer the world.” I apply this idea to my instructive and expert objectives and I set my self for challenges by never saying no to new opportunities. I take leadership roles in seven extra-curricular activities from being the President/ Founder of Sheridan Engineering Association (SEA) to being the Student Representative in the Sheridan College Senate Committee
Do you sometimes regret not having time to do fun stuff?
I never have a dull moment. My life is exceptionally fun and energizing on the grounds that I revel in what I do, I am currently involved in undergraduate research in the area of Advanced Manufacturing and my focus is on Additive Manufacturing which is otherwise called 3d Printing. My first research paper is to be published in the annual ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in November 2014.
Furthermore, I meet loads of fascinating individuals at gatherings and networking occasions. The connectivity in the wake of gathering these people isn’t constrained by means of just web. I observe that it’s considerably compensating when we deal with national or worldwide projects. These individuals become close companions and that opens up such a large number of additional parkways. The ventures get social undertakings, for example, Golfing, Movies, Tours, Trips, Sky Diving, Wild Water Rafting, Skiing, Dancing and the schedule continues endlessly.
You have a high capacity for hard work. Can you tell us how your typical day goes?
My ordinary weekday starts of from turning off my wake up clock that is normally situated for 7 am. When having breakfast my smart phone is exchanged on from Silent mode to the ringer and I am wired in the social networks, for example, Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook and in particular my emails / messages.
I arrive at work/college at 8:30 am; my first priority is to check the status of all the 3D Printers. From 9 am to 1 pm the day is full of meetings with professors, students, discourses about the research, and various project discussions with the Local Manufacturing Societies. Lunch is generally continued with conversations about the projects with associates or it’s the time to socialize with close friends. From 1.45pm to 6 pm I take a shot at the reports, projects, reading and do any addition meetings. Rest of the evening from 6pm to 11pm or in some cases even up to 2 am is generally used finishing the additional curricular exercises. These exercises could be anything from anticipating an engineering night to planning a workshop for people to working in the assembly for a global or local competition or simply completing off any pending work. On the other hand, sometimes multiple things can be carried out at the same time. For instance, listening to music while doing Computer Aided Designs or viewing a film on the second screen while item in being rendered on the Design Software.
Do you believe Canada is still a land of opportunity?
It is sincerely a land where dreams become realty. People have the chances to request scholarships, grants, fees sparing arrangement, and make decision of scholastic system.
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