Dalinda: failing medicine, and what's next? An unexpected career path and a dream job
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Dalinda: failing medicine, and what's next? An unexpected career path and a dream job
She dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. Ever since she was a little girl, Dalinda knew exactly what she wanted to do. But after two particularly grueling years of studying medicine, she failed the entrance exam. And when you have never imagined a plan B, how can you bounce back?
In this episode of Mille Parcours Pro au micro, Dalinda tells us how this failure ultimately led her to a professional world she had no idea existed: health engineering and medical devices.
From her early internships in clinical research and quality assurance to her experience at Samsung, and then her career progression at Boston Scientific, she takes us behind the scenes of a fascinating sector at the crossroads of medical technologies, surgeon training, sales, and strategy.
But beyond her job, we also discuss topics that concern us all:
How to bounce back after an academic failure or a career change?
Why internships are essential to discover what suits you (or doesn't)!
How to learn and build confidence when starting out in a company?
How to develop public speaking skills and professional competencies?
How to dare to evolve, seize opportunities, and find your place in a demanding environment?
An energetic conversation full of anecdotes and practical advice, reminding us that you don't need to know your destination to start building your career.
Enjoy the listening! 🎧
The podcast Mille parcours pro au micro germinated in my head for several years. Since 2022, I have been brainstorming on this project, which makes a lot of sense to me. Time passed and I didn't dare to take the plunge. Then, in 2025, during a conversation with my nephew, this spark was ignited again. He had just obtained his baccalaureate and was completely lost on his future. We talked for several hours, my only objective being to reassure him and give him confidence, everything was going to be fine. Following these discussions, I got back to work. Gradually, a draft of the project took shape. With no particular technical knowledge on the subject, I started in January, constantly repeating to myself "better done than perfect". 3 months later, 10 episodes have been published and many more are to come. The target audience is between 15 and 25 I would say, they are looking for themselves, are asking themselves questions about their future, are afraid of making mistakes and wonder how to start a career. Parents, teachers and caregivers of young people are also an important target of this project. The ultimate goal of this podcast is to have a library of lots of different jobs, that we don't always suspect and/or for which we don't really know the missions, to have access to a lot of different careers to have lots of testimonies to identify with, and to discuss in a sometimes a little more philosophical way during solo episodes always on the world of work.
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