6 Tips for Nailing Your Vet Tech Working Interview
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- You passed your formal veterinary technician interview, now the working interview is offered up. What do you do now? Join in and hear about 6 tips for your working interview that will put you at the top of the applicant pool.
Those are wonderful tips. Thank you for sharing!
This was a great video! Would you be able to do tips for a working interview at an exotic vet hospital? thank you for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it! I do not have experience working in an exotics practice. But, this is a great idea for a podcast episode! Check out my Kendra the Vet Tech podcast that goes over lots of different career paths for credentialed veterinary technicians. I will do my best to get an exotics episode for you in the coming months!
what is a list of all entry level technichian skills? I am not licensed but im still in school to become a LVT, I have been applying to technichian positions that arnt looking for credentials specifically, and I havn't finished school but do study oon my own time and have experience as a Veterinary Assistant intern
What's a good example of a question to ask at the end of a working interview? I worry about being too presumptious that i'm gonna get the job so i hold back on things like "preferred pre anaesthetic drugs", "emergency patient protocol" or even like each persons role in the hospital ie. receptionist until 1 then switch with x staff member....ya know? maybe i'm too neurotic though haha
Your working interview is a great time to understand the flow of the hospital and the quality of medicine they provide. Both should be important in your decision to work for their practice. I would discourage a long list of questioning protocols, it's best to fit questions in at appropriate times throughout the day where they seem relevant.
If you have further questions feel free to reach out: kendrathevettech@gmail.com
What about 6 tips for a working interview without experience 😅 I’m still in school, and they know I’ve never been in a clinic but they still want me to come in
Hi Hannah! Even if it is your first job in a clinic setting all 6 of these tips will still be a great starting point. You will obviously have minimal clinical skills, but do what you can! If you want to discuss it further feel free to email me kendrathevettech@gmail.com
Can I email you as well? It's been a while since I've done anything with a vet clinic so I'm a little nervous. Life got in the way but now at a point where I have the opportunity to get my foot in the door. I've had success outside of the clinic with my knowledge in kennels I worked at to save dogs. I just haven't been physically in a clinic yet. I do have 4 years of vet academy under my belt but alot changes in 15 years
With vet tech interviews, do they ask you about the different types of diseases? Like the common ones? I only have experience with larger animals, so it's kind of hard for me to know about dog and cat diseases.
If you have only had large animal medicine experience and are now looking to move into small animal, brushing up on common disease processes before a working interview would be wise. Understanding the core vaccines for each species and the diseases they are associated with are typically the most common questions. But, keep in mind the position you are applying for. Is this a credentialed veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant position? The knowledge expectation will be different depending on the position.
Working interviews should be banned. They don’t really measure much IMO except for how well one can integrate quickly into a team setting. Yes these can show your experience but every day is different in vet med and most skills can be learned anyways. I’ve never had working interviews go well for anyone.
And regarding the two I’ve done in my career, they’ve been at horrible clinics whom I’ve had to take to the labor board to be paid. These working interviews are nightmares and I doubt I’ll ever accept one ever again. This is why our veterinary field is so littered with toxicity. Regarding the jobs I was at for >3 years they onboarded me with no working interview and gave specific training. That’s what should happen not stupid working interviews.