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New Grads: How to Master these 6 Early Challenges in Veterinary Practice 🎓🐾

Congratulations! You have made it through the rigorous curriculum, clinical rotations, and countless hours of studying to earn your veterinary degree. As you embark on this exciting journey, it is essential to recognize that there will be challenges in your first years of practice. Facing these challenges head-on with a positive mindset and determination will help you build a successful career in the veterinary field. Explore these six key challenges potentially faced by newly graduating veterinary students and our suggestions to overcome each of these challenges. Prepare for the road ahead and equip yourself with the tools to thrive as a veterinary professional…

Removing your Barriers to Hiring Top Veterinary Talent

Recruiting top talent in the veterinary field can be a challenging process. Identifying and overcoming obstacles in your recruitment strategy and tactics is crucial to attracting, engaging with and retaining the best veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and veterinary technicians. Here are the most common barriers veterinary employers can inadvertently create and the practical, tactical solutions to solve each issue…

5 Crucial things to consider when Returning to Work after Parental Leave

Returning to work after a period of parental leave can be a rewarding yet daunting organizational balancing act for veterinary professionals. Whether you’re seeking a financial boost, mental stimulation, or some actual adult conversation (or all three!), we’ve got some practical tips on how to get your figurative ducks lined up for a smooth transition back into the workplace. Whilst you are a skilled, knowledgeable veterinary professional, you may have some mixed feelings about the prospect of re-entering the workplace. Many new parents understandably worry about leaving their baby in the care of someone else. Your workplace may have changed, with new staff members, drugs, or clinic protocols introduced during your period of leave. And in all likelihood, you probably feel different, too, with altered priorities, a constant family-related mental workload chatter, and more limited time availabilities. Apply the organizational and self-care advice outlined here, and you, too, can genuinely achieve the healthy, sustainable long-term balance between working and parenting that we all desire…

Achieving Work-Life Balance in Veterinary: It’s Possible!

Veterinary professionals like you are a vital component of not just animal care but also the greater community at large. And, of course, you play a crucial role in providing care to our furry friends, both domestic and wild. However, as you also know, working in the veterinary industry is challenging, and achieving work-life balance can be an elusive goal. We reached out to our community to explore work-life balance in the veterinary industry, what can get in the way of achieving it, and how to overcome these obstacles. And here are the key findings…