The Veterinary Career Network (VCN) is hosting its first online career fair, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, Sept. 27. The AVMA developed the VCN to allow veterinary associations and colleges to share job postings across their career centers. “The purpose of the online career fair is to provide an efficient and convenient way to connect employers and job seekers from the comfort of their own homes or offices,” said Patricia Wohlferth-Bethke, DVM, manager of veterinary career services in the American Veterinary Medical Association Membership and Field Services Division. Employers will schedule chat times for all or part of the four-hour fair and job seekers who express interest in employers will wait in virtual lines to chat with those employers. Positions are available in the following categories: veterinarian, relief veterinarian, medical director, extern, intern, veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, practice manager, hospital administrator, and other. The individual associations hosting the fair are the AVMA; the American Association of Equine Practitioners; the American Animal Hospital Association, the Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Nevada VMAs; and the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association. CareerEco is holding the fair. Registration is $350 per employer and free for job seekers. More than 100 employers from across the U.S. already have signed up for the fair as of Aug. 22.
