For my interview, I called our hometown veterinarian, Dr. English. He has owned and operated his own business for over 30 years. I started out asking him the main question,
"What do you write?"
"Well, I write out prescriptions and sometimes instructions for the owners."
"What about when you went to school, how did you write your personal statement and such?"
"Well, I wrote what was in my heart," he told me, "I focused on the emotion in my paper and how I was going to get that through to the board members."
That was predictable, giving that this career doesn't require a lot of papers and such. So I inquired on his means of communication.
"How would you say you communicate with other veterinarians?"
"Well, we have annual or semi-annual conferences we go to and either talk about the new breakthroughs in surgery or a new treatment we should try. Plus, it's a good way to network."
So, my interview was pretty short, there was more to it but it wasn't relevent to this blog. I just learned that once you get out of school and have a job, the most I'll need to write is what pill to give your dog and when.
I think that calling your hometown vet was a very good way to start making connections back home, and maybe it could provide you with a future job?I called someone back home for my interview as well. I am surprised at how little Dr. English has to write on the job, but I do not know much about his career. I enjoy how honest he was about writing for school, I think it shows that he has true passion for what he does.
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