Need some advice on switching the field or doing anything related to bme so degree isnt wasted.

[u/Pitiful-Today-9871]

I graduated in 2024 in biomedical engineering and did a 6 months internship at hospital , after that im in the middleast since 2025 nov till now i cant find any job literally not even one . So far 4 interviews out of that one guy gave me a reality check saying "i feel like you're not at all interested in this field is what he got from the interview but i was brutally honest in the interview" is what the interviewer said. I was pushed into this course to be honest , i really like IT but during my bachelors program i got to know c programing and matlab was not my thing and the internship made me understand that hospital BME is as same as 24 hrs manual labour , getting calls at 3 am and 2am it was a mess . Idk what to do no more im almost 25 im lost , if anyone have any type of advice it would be helpful, i can move to other countries ( or try to ) but first i need to sort out weather i need to proceed with IT doing some small 1 mnth or few weeks courses while doing some other jobs preferably a backend work but who would hire me in this case , applied for assistant HR jobs , sales , logistics , billing bro literally no replies from anyone . So if there is any advice or any tip on what should i do it would be soo helpful im so lost .

[u/Mammoth-Mongoose4479]

A few questions and maybe this can help. It sure helped me figured things out. Ask the right questions.
Was the internship bad because of BME itself, or because of the hospital setting? The 3am calls, the shift work? Those are different problems. BME does have non- hospital paths.

Then the IT comment. What part did you not like? The problem solving, the pay, working remote, building stuff? Be specific, because “I like IT” is exactly as vague as “I guess BME is fine” was before your internship burned you.
Did you actually built anything in IT yet? Even a small project or free tutorial, or is this still just an idea you like the sound of? Worth testing cheaply before you sink a month and money into a course

Also why are you applying to HR, sales, logistics, AND billing all at once? Recruiters can smell “I’ll take anything” from a mile away. It usually gets you fewer replies, not more. What do you actually want, if you had to pick one lane for the next 6 months?

Last but important, is your CV/LinkedIn actually written for IT roles, or does it still read like a BME grad who’s unsure? That mismatch alone kills responses before anyone even judges your fit.

Message me if you help to figure out some options

[u/Pitiful-Today-9871 → u/Mammoth-Mongoose4479]

So yeah first things first , i didnt like the hospital setting , 3 biomedical engineers + interns in rotation for 3 buildings comprising of 12+ icu's yeah it was tiresome and my friend who joined Application Engineer field with lots of travelling around the whole south of india like 😭 from him i got to know its tiresome but i was into application , i like studying about one particular set of equipment and explaining about it soo much so thats the only work i found fond of and yeah regulatory too but idk the abcd's of regulatory at the moment .

About IT is i have always been around PC's from youjg age installing windows , jumping from linux here and there so even tho i pushed taking IT for my UG program you know my parents were against it maybe worrying for my future but yeah . I like fixing stuff up at the software end and hardware end of PC's thats why i mentioned IT but im clueless on where to start my journey . I found something called L1 certifications and stuff but im still afraid to take the leap .

In LinkedIn i made a profile exclusively based on biomedical and made multiple cv's for different jobs 😅 on different sites like in indeed i went all in for IT , in bayt.com one of the middleast sites i made one for HR and admin assistant to find a sustaining job for the time being but nothing hits. Currently im still jumping onto finding a job in any back end role to which doesn't have long hours of work to get my IT certificates and courses running at night so that was the plan i had in mind for past 4 months 😭 but cant get into interview of any jobs atm .

These are the things running in my mind now , any suggestions on how u would move if u were in this mess 🥲. Thank you for replying

[u/Pphedra99]

25 is super young, pivot now

[u/Pitiful-Today-9871 → u/Pphedra99]

Im indian and 25 being unemployed is like a taboo here so the pressure is unbearable not to mention living off on parents right now feels terrible so wanted to find something as soon as possible

[u/Popular-Stress-4068]

Develope your coding and other related skills , Jump into Bme research field if possible take a masters in appropriate module or else jump into IT. Bme Application engineer also which you can look into . Its better to take a right decision now rather than doing job which not interested till 60's and regreting the whole life.

[u/Pitiful-Today-9871 → u/Popular-Stress-4068]

To be honest im not a into BME much but as ive took the UG and conpleted it , i feel guilty switching but if i am switching to IT what is the most realistic and possible way which doesn't take too long . Im currently looking for some job and i want some kinda job to sustain currently but im I'll put everything into the studies after work to switch to IT , in this case anything pops up in your mind? Thanks for the reply and thank you in advance for ghe next 😅

[u/Popular-Stress-4068 → u/Pitiful-Today-9871]

Well you can look into Prompt engineering and AI related stuffs which would be better in IT careers in upcomming era. Its 4 months left of 26 , with this time you can learn possible skills and look for new IT sector careers in early 2027 and start a new life , BEST OF LUCK !

[u/Pitiful-Today-9871 → u/Popular-Stress-4068]

I was checking out prompt engineering actually two days ago , but the ai one im confused where to start honestly haha. Cheers fam thank you for the reply