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Taking leave of yourself
- 10 May 2018
A well-thought-out sabbatical can be a boon for all. The key to making the request is making it reasonable – so how do you persuade your employer to let you take a career break?
Time management
- 5 Apr 2018
Too much to do, too little time? Anyone working in a veterinary practice will know the feeling. Here we offer 15 tips to help manage your time and work more effectively.
Recent graduates: financial drain or great investment?
- 5 Jan 2016
Taking on any new staff member can be a process fraught with problems, but recruiting new veterinary graduates often presents its own set of unique challenges.
If you can’t change your mind then you can’t change anything
- 21 Oct 2015
Occupational psychologist Helen Frewin shares some tips on achieving your goals when taking on a new job role and influencing the people who count.
Managing the dynamics of power
- 29 Sep 2015
Being promoted from the ranks of a business can seem like a dream come true. But managing a team of former peers often presents some unique challenges.
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It’s all a question of ethics
- 11 May 2015
Vets can face countless conflicting demands in the course of carrying out their daily duties, but what happens when religious beliefs impact on your ability to do the job too?
Does work experience really work?
- 24 Feb 2015
Work experience comes in many forms, but which option might work best for your practice and what do you need to consider before taking the plunge?
My first job – hopes and expectations
- 23 Feb 2015
They are key to the future of the profession, but what are the next generation of veterinary surgeons looking for from their first job?
Work as a Government vet
- 30 Jan 2015
Whether it’s front line disease research or helping frame Government policy, a veterinary degree can go a long way in the public sector.
Getting the work-life balance right
- 8 Jan 2015
2013 SPVS president Gudrun Ravetz discusses how to strike the right balance between a successful veterinary career and a happy family life.
What do I tell potential employers?
- 23 Oct 2014
Blatant lies on a résumé may not have stopped previous winners of The Apprentice, but what should candidates put in a CV or say at an interview, and what can go wrong?
There's nothing you can't do as a vet
- 16 Oct 2014
Most graduate vets leave university expecting to spend the rest of their career working in practice, but what happens if things change? Thankfully, there are many other applications for a veterinary degree, as VBJ discovered when we caught up with Merial’s Callum Blair.