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Spoonies can succeed too!
06/11/2020
At 16, Alex Gorman was told by his teachers that, with chronic pain and depression, he wasn’t physically able enough to complete a veterinary degree. Twelve years later, he has proved that you don’t have to fit the typical vet student stereotype to succeed -
Co-joint venture partners vet nurse Helen Navran and vet Samantha Bird run Vets4Pets Cardiff Bay. Their support and development of young vets has recently won them a national award
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Aimee Hamilton is both a young vet and an employer. She is therefore well placed to offer advice to new graduates – and their employers – worried about how their careers might be affected by Covid-19
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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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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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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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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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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 -
Preparing students for professional life
17/01/2020
The Veterinary Defence Society is encouraging vet students to join its Student Club, which aims to provide a source of support as they prepare for their professional lives -
Easing new graduates into their vet careers
16/08/2019
Employing new graduates takes time, effort and patience, but ensuring that young vets develop quickly and feel fully supported and cared for, reaps its own rewards -
We recently asked a number of vets the question "What advice would you give to new vets starting out?' Here's what they had to say
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Obtaining an interview for veterinary medicine is an accomplishment in itself. Below are 10 tips to help you prepare and excel in your interview
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Vet nurse Rachel Smith, who is a joint venture partner with Vets4Pets, has created a talent pipeline to develop her practices’ staff and help with long-term recruitment
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[Video] What I like about being a vet
04/12/2018
We recently asked 5 vets the question ‘what do you like most about being a vet?’ Watch our video to find out what vets had to say about the profession -
Practice or something alternative?
05/11/2018
For those that do choose small animal practice as a stepping off point, there are still many career paths to consider as an alternative -
Choosing the right first practice job
05/11/2018
New graduate vets and vet nurses face a host of difficult decisions, some of which cannot be solved with clinical acumen. Choosing your first practice role is one such decision -
What education do I need to become a vet?
29/10/2018
Are you wondering what GCSEs and A Levels you need to have to become a vet? Our guide will help you make the best educational choices to set you on the right track -
Lizzie Bewsey-Dyke to set up a service to help ease the transition to a career in independent practice
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Learn about the different types of veterinary nursing roles you may come across in practice