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ap499 replied to the topic Advice for Biomedical Engineering Students in the forum Introduction to Medical Device Development 7 years ago
My best advice for the current and incoming students in the Biomedical engineering field is to obtain an internship/Co-op opportunities whether paid or unpaid. Any type of work experience you will receive while pursuing Bachelor will be in your great benefit when searching for Full-time jobs after graduating. Also, the most important tip is to make connections friendly and professional. Attend as many careers fair, on-campus workshop/conference as you can, you will get to learn about a company from the inside, it will improve your interview skills and will get to meet employers. That’s how you will broaden your network which eventually be very helpful. Now I know when we look for internship and job, they ask for experience while we are only in 2nd or 3rd year of your undergrad. In order to have little of information in our field, try to do research and get involved in activities on campus. In my personal experience, It took me a long time to get my first internship because I was not involved in any type of research or project until my 3rd year and was only focused on grades. So, like everyone mentioned in here, try networking as much as possible and do internships.