If the term “networking” makes you think of people in suits, all wearing “Hi, My Name Is…” labels, scanning the room for influential people to talk to, as you stand awkwardly in the corner, you are not alone. However, modern networking is actually not a painful process, and it can have significant impact on your career prospects. Here are five easy ways you can boost your veterinary career without the awkwardness of name labels!
Three of the Best Online Resume Services for Veterinary Professionals
Successful veterinary professionals know that having a standout Resume (or Curriculum Vitae or CV) is a vital element in securing the very best veterinary jobs. Your resume is arguably the most crucial tool in your job search because in most cases it creates that all-too-important first impression. A document that is often the first opportunity you have to introduce yourself to a prospective employer. So, where do you turn to when it’s time to create or polish up your resume?
Becoming A Relief Locum Vet – 8 Essential Tips
So, you want a life in which you can pick and choose when and where you work – you want to be a Locum or Relief Vet. You may want to travel, spend more time with your kids and family or start a research project. Whatever the reason, all that is possible if you’re a Locum or Relief Veterinary professional. Here are some handy tips to get you started…
How to Successfully Manage Your Veterinary Student Debt
So you’ve recently started that professional veterinary career you worked so hard to achieve. You expected it would be a tough road getting there, but you persisted and you’ve made it – congratulations! What you hadn’t anticipated was how many years into the future you might still be paying the price of entry. You are not alone. Student loan debt is now the second highest consumer debt category, the first being mortgage debt. Here are some essential tips to help you successfully manage your Veterinary student debt…
How To Get That First Vet Nurse or Vet Tech Job
Successfully completing your studies and practical skills placements, and gaining your Certification is a great first step toward a career as a Vet Nurse or Vet Technician. Putting your newly acquired skills to work in an entry-level job is the next step. Here are five tips to help you secure your first job as a brand new Vet Tech or Vet Nurse…
9 Tips For Overcoming Vet Nurse Burnout
Research indicates that over 25% of workers report being high levels of burnout as a result of their jobs. And the field of veterinary medicine is not immune to this trend. Vet Nurses, in particular, are subject to burnout as a result of the daily stressors you face. Failure to address this burnout can lead to serious problems such as depression, stroke, and other serious health complications. Fortunately, there are some simple measures that you, your work mates and your hospital or clinic can take to recognize, prevent or manage the symptoms of burnout. Here are nine tips for us all to consider to prevent or overcome burnout…
Join Our Regional Social Media Groups
We created these regional Facebook and LinkedIn and other Social Media Groups to help you share job opportunities, work availability and locum gigs in a more structured way – open to everyone, job seekers, employers and recruiters – join up now!
Emotional Wellbeing For Veterinary Professionals
Improving your wellbeing is not as simple as taking a week long holiday at a health spa, or simply getting more exercise and improving your diet. Though all of these are important to Veterinary Wellbeing (and we’d like to justify our own annual spa retreats too), stress management and mental health care require fundamental changes to our daily lives. Remember that you deserve to nurture yourself to the same degree that you look after your patients. How do you cope when you’re finally, absolutely at the end of your tether? Here are some essential first steps…
7 Tips To Kick Start Your Brand New Veterinary Career
Your first year as a brand new veterinary professional can be a bit like a roller coaster with many ups and downs, and it all can seem a little intimidating at first. You may be feeling too overwhelmed to be planning what your next steps should be, but thankfully there are many kind and helpful fellow industry professionals and remarkable resources that you can call on to ease you through the transition. So, to assist you on your journey, here are a few essential early veterinary career tips…