What kind of person becomes an industrial engineer? What interests do those who eventually become IEs usually have in their younger years? In most cases, there's early curiousity about how and why things work the way they do. Would-be IEs will probably have a strong interest also in planning, organizing and doing worthwhile projects, such as science clubs, Junior Achievement and other groups.

Besides these traits, the future IE should have a strong desire to serve human needs and should especially enjoy working with other people. Any opportunities to work with others should also be sought if you want to become an IE. Becoming an IE places you into an exciting field of engineering which focuses on productivity improvement worldwide. It's a field which deals as much with human aspects of work as with today's sophisticated tools of work.