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I am taking online courses for vet asst. Should that be enough to get my foot in the door? Thanx
I got my foot in the door as a receptionist and was taking online vet assistant classed, the place I work you did not need to much experiance. So about 6 months later on of our assistants went off to school to become a Vet Tech, I told the doctor/ owner how much I wanted that vet assistant position and I got it. Have been there a total of two years now, The classes helped me understand things but did not do much for me getting the job
It will help with the theory side but of course you need practical experience. You may be able to get work experience (unpaid) to add to your resume and help get a proper job further down the track. I worked as a vet assistant for about 1 month after studying the course at school and I hated it - but that might be because I was WAY too sensitive to handle animals dying in front of me :(
no I'm sure you would have to do a lot of research still. but your almost there.