i found an ad in the paper for a vet clinic seeking a vet receptionist, experience preferred but not required. i have 5 years of customer service experience and volunteer work at a clinic and a dog ranch. i have no experience as a receptionist or in an actual vet clinic working. everytime i apply for something like this i get turned down because someone with experience comes along and gets the job. there are no vet receptionist programs in my local area, what can i do to gain experience for this position? i want to work in a vet clinic as a receptionist and or assistant, no school are close by. how can i get my foot in the door and get the job? should i callback in a few days after i took my resume over or wait for them to call me (if they ever do) help!!
2007-02-28 14:02:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
ask to volunteer. get experience that way. looks really good on a resume if you volunteer for something you love to do. :) a vet clinic is an amazing place to work. good luck!
2007-02-28 19:19:39 · answer #1 · answered by mellybelly1504201 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks like you have access to the interenet... I'd say take one of the online vet assistant classes... alot of votech and schools that are closer to you in your state may also have them online and that would cover you there. You could also volunteer at that or another vet office to do the animal turn outs to get your foot in the door. I had a friend who went up and took the dogs to gothe bathroom and those sorts of little things, and then made friends and got aquainted with the people there. She was a shoe in for hire once everyone knew her and knew she was responsible and all that good stuff.
I hope you get a call back, if you don't you may consider these as an option for getting the job on your next go round. Don't give up you'll get their.
2007-02-28 22:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Dusty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a Vet Tech for 18 years, no experience for the job. I think you need to show up without tattoos, any piecing and in decent clothes, like jeans and a top. Don't ever say "I love animals" because even if you do, it will sound like you would not be able to handle dogs and cats in trouble or need to be put down. You also need to realize that a vet tech is a dirty job. I worked for a single doctor practice so I basically did everything. That included cleaning out cages, walking dogs, assisting in surgery, answering phones, making appointments, answering questions, cleaning floors, etc. I loved it My job had so many different fa cites to it. I think I would have been bored if i just answer phones. I think you need to go to the job you want and sell yourself!! Good luck and I hope i helped you with your question !
2007-02-28 22:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by kattsmeow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I went on a interview for a position for a vet. receptionist a few years ago. This title is very misleading!! I thought I was going to be answering phones, filing, and scheduling appointments. WRONG! They wanted me to clean kennels, help with minor grooming, even learn to give dogs injections. They were also only going to pay ten dollars an hour.
The reason they hire you as a vet. recept. is so that you do not have to have any formal training. They can hire you and train you themselves and pay you a fraction of what they would have to pay a Vet. Tech. who went to college. In other words...you are prospective cheap labor. In the end I told them I wasn't interested. I also told them that their add in the paper was very misleading. I see adds like this all the time and think to myself "There are a lot of office girls out there wasting their time going to that interview."
I say give it a shot BUT make very sure just exactly what is going to be expected of you.
2007-03-01 08:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try volunteering at the local Vet's office. They will get to know your work habits, your personality and so on. Or try getting a job at some place like PetSmart, Petco. That will give you experience too. Good luck.
2007-03-07 12:08:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the receptionist that's at that clinic or other clinics and ask how they managed to get their jobs. Call back in a couploe of days and ask if the job has been filled. If they haven't filled the job, ask to speak to the person in charge, if you can. If you can, explain to him your great desire to work for him and ask him what he's looking for in experience. Then capitalize on your experience that could work for him.
2007-02-28 22:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by letgo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are mailorder classes to be an assistant, I know. At relatively cheap prices, too. You could try to find an Internet certification program as a vet tech......I really don't know if there are no programs near you....
Best of Luck!
2007-02-28 22:22:54 · answer #7 · answered by AJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may want to consider a possible home study course in animal sciences, or you can see if you find an online course.
don't give up tho. and keep checking that job, you never know, if you show that you are really interested in it, they might just give you a chance.
2007-03-01 02:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by CRSTLDRGN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋