Talking to Veterinarian, Camille

Friday, June 15, 2012

Talking to Veterinarian, CamilleToday on Let’s Get Working we are talking to Veterinarian, Camille on how to go about gaining employment in the veternary field.

What does a Veterinarian do?

General health

Surgery

Consultations

Prescribe medication

What workers do you employ?

Vet – 5 years, 40 hours a week at University

Vet nurse – 2 years Certificate IV at TAFE, traineeship

Kennel hands – part-time (10-12 hours a week), clean kennels while studying

Practice manager

Lots of resumes come in...

Work Experience from schools

All resumes are kept

What do you look for in an employer?

What else do they have other than love animals

Extra activities – work experience, Volunteer work, you have your own pets

Make sure you have a resume
Hand in your resume in person as it makes it special. You can get to see the clinic and the Veterinarian can meet you.If you just send your resume in the post, you are sending the signal that you have probably sent your resume to 20 other vets.

What makes a potential employer stand out?

Types of resume’s

Cold calling (visiting the vet to hand in resume)

Hours of work

How they would fit into the clinic

Interviews

Select interviewees

Interview with Veterinarian & Practice Manager

Questions in an interview

What have they done in the past? (expand from resume)

What jobs you did before (expand from resume)

Team player/like working alone

Goals for next 5 years

If your friends/enemy could describe, how would they describe you?

What did you like most about your last job?

I hope this information has given you some insight and has been helpful

Until next time,
Enjoy the journey!
Martha!

Talking to Veterinarian, Camille

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