Vet School Diaries - Applying for your first Vet Job
Utilise the Matchmakers: Get Connected With Recruiters
With Anna Pill
Anna Pill, a Final Year Veterinary student at Liverpool University, shared her job hunting journey with us and all our veterinary student population.
In Anna’s next blog, she chats about applying for your first Vet job and the role of professional recruiters in helping to find a great new job as a graduate veterinary surgeon.
If everything we’ve talked about so far: knowing your type on paper, recognising what you bring to the table, and putting yourself out there, sounds great in theory but overwhelming in reality, you’re absolutely not alone. These things take time and headspace, which can feel impossible to find when you’re a final-year vet student juggling rotation blocks, taking full advantage of the last of the uni socials, and trying not to think too hard about those looming final exams…
But here’s the good news: you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Enter your very own fairy godmother meets professional matchmaker: the veterinary recruitment specialist. Prospect Health are the leader in the Veterinary recruitment space.
Just like a dating matchmaker learns your type, recruiters take the time to understand your “green flags,” your “absolutely nots,” and everything in between. They get to know your strengths, ambitions, deal-breakers, and the kind of professional relationship you’re actually looking for, whether that’s a long-term committed role or something a bit more flexible.
While you’re busy juggling final-year rotations, squeezing in those last few weeks of EMS, or just trying to have a life, they’re doing the behind-the-scenes heavy lifting. Recruiters sift through the hundreds of roles online, filter out the red flags, and only bring you the opportunities that actually fit you. Think of them as the friend who says, “Don’t worry, I’ve already done a quick stalk of their profile and confirmed with a mutual, they check out.”
The result? Less time doom-scrolling through job boards. More time crafting strong applications for roles that genuinely suit your goals. And, most importantly, a much higher chance of finding the right match, not just the first one that pops up.
In a world full of noise, recruiters help you tune in to the roles that matter. After all, finding the perfect job is a lot like finding the right partner: it’s not about having all the options, it’s about finding the one that feels like home.
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If you’re looking to find your first role for when you graduate, you can get in touch with the Prospect Health team on 01423 813453 or email us at [email protected]
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Vet School Diaries Part 1 – The Vet Graduate Job Search
Anna Pill, Final Year Veterinary student at Liverpool University, shared her job hunting journey with us and all our veterinary student population.
Over a series of blogs and videos she will dispel the myths of finding your first role and give you some top tips to help you make the right decision about your first graduate veterinary job.
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Chris Ellerker
Divisional Director – Dentistry and Locum Vet Divisions
I have over 12 years of recruitment experience, working my way up from Candidate Resourcer, Recruitment Consultant, Business Manager, to Divisional Director. I manage/run our Dentistry and Locum Vet teams here at Prospect Health. I thoroughly enjoy finding candidates a rewarding position that meets their expectations and supporting them through the process of registration/compliance (the fun bit), as well as throughout their placement/booking…