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Hannah Perrin recently investigated what veterinary employers look for when taking on a new graduate vet, meaning she is well placed to offer some advice to the so-called ‘Covid cohort’ of students and new grads as they look for their first role within the veterinary workforce
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Martin Smith discusses his veterinary career journey, describes his current role and how he looks forward to engaging with the next generation of agricultural talent
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If you feel you’ve reached a point in your career where a rethink or reboot might be needed, coaching or mentoring could help you find a way forward. But how do you find someone to support you? Experienced veterinary coach Jenny Guyat offers some advice to help you make the right choice
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Having returned from travelling and working in Australia, the Covid-19 pandemic has given Anna Leach the chance to consider where she would like to take her career next
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Opportunities for final-year students during Covid-19
27/04/2020
The Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland have put out a call to final-year vet students asking them to help support the response to Covid-19 by keeping the food chain moving
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Katherine Jacklin travelled a steep learning curve as she created a practice that has the client experience at the heart of everything it offers
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Simon Johnson was a client care adviser before qualifying as a vet nurse. He recently volunteered at a neutering clinic in Ecuador, where he faced unexpected challenges
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The Veterinary Schools Council Research Mentoring Scheme is a means of connecting veterinary researchers with mentors who can offer impartial advice and support
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Eleanor Livingstone offers advice to students and young vets seeking careers working with farm animals, and explains why she made the decisions she did as opportunities presented themselves
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Going the extra mile to help farmers
14/03/2020
Dairy Vet of the Year Sarah Tomlinson is a farm vet who likes to go the extra mile. She is also passionate about helping farmers use every tool they have to eradicate bovine TB -
Recent graduates Eleanor Robertson and Rosie Herrington both undertook internships with the Food and Agricultural Organization and thoroughly recommend the experience to other young vets
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Vet student Holly Sutton has found that exercise helps her mental and physical health, as well as giving her resilience and the strength to overcome worries and uncertainties
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Working as a researcher, Sarah Mason's interest in clinical work was piqued and, as an animal lover, she chose veterinary medicine and swiftly found that she wanted to specialise
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Nat Scroggie took part in a group career coaching programme after she began to question whether being a vet was still right for her. The insights she gained have helped her work out what she wants next from her career
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Combining work with travel in Australia
25/01/2020
Vet Emma Lyons offers some helpful tips on making the best of the opportunities offered by a working holiday in Australia -
The value of volunteering
24/01/2020
Emma Callaghan says that volunteering has brought variety, interest and opportunity to her life and has renewed her enthusiasm for veterinary work -
Patricia Colville is the business development director with Vets Now. Throughout her career, voluntary work has given her additional skills that have led to some exciting opportunities.
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James Hunt is a clinical anaesthetist at Cave Veterinary Referrals and a European specialist in animal welfare and behaviour medicine
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Melissa Beck and Lucy Gunn are joint venture partners at Vets4Pets Nuneaton. Their practice won the New Practice of the Year award at the company’s 2019 National Partner Conference
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As the first BVA Young Vet of the Year, Emily Craven epitomises ‘the difference that young vets make’, but she hasn’t always found vet life plain sailing. Here, she shares her journey