There was a VIN poll a while back that concluded something like 40% of us leave our first job within the first year. Which is crazy, but also not, because I feel like as a new grad you don’t really know what is most important to you just yet, or what you really don’t want.
Haven't left yet for only 2 reasons: I'd lose my maternity leave cause I wouldn't be at the new place for a year, and I'd lose at least a month of healthcare while pregnant. So leaving next fall.
Friends in previous years didn’t even find a job until feb or March and were still fine for starting in June. With how high the demand is for vets this year, you should be more than fine waiting a few months.
With the way the market is now, if you want to start in July, the absolute latest to start looking is probably mid June. A lot of your classmates will find stuff early on, but it’s an associates market right now so I wouldn’t feel too stressed about finding a job. Earlier is probably better if you’ve got a lot of wants and needs that aren’t flexible, but even back 6 years ago I had classmates who weren’t sure where they were going at graduation time and they were all employed by the end of summer.
August, but yeah. Started actually interviewing after graduation in May and took my job late July. Was lucky to have finances to be able to take some time off and relax.
Ah I was close 😂
Am I reading correctly that the internship program has expanded from an average of one position/year to six available now?
Hey Trilt,
Do you feel like your clinic has the support staff and experienced vet numbers to support training six interns at once?
Hey Trilt,
As a baby doc that's been learning in a GP/ER setting, not having enough support staff had been the major bottle neck. Harder to learn the the medicine when you're having to draw your own bloods and such.
Especially with a lot of other doctors on staff that are presumably using support staff as well.
Thanks for the insight! I am not in charge of the internship just an associate but interesting to know the increase might cause concern.
I feel like it's going to be this week! 😬
January 15th
Yeah I’m expecting next week too but wouldn’t necessarily say no to hearing this week 😂Their website says mid-January, so I’d more expect next week. But I wouldn’t mind knowing sooner
Last year, we got ours monthly because of the extended testing window. That way people who took it September 1 wouldn't have to wait for January
Man, I wish that was always a thing.
You know, I kind of wanted to say it’s been a Wednesday previously 😂
I was curious and scrolled all the way back in my FB timeline... we were notified on January 11th, 2016. A Monday. I doubt this is relevant.
I figured it wasn’t a Wednesday every year but the ones I had really been around for Wednesday was just sticking in my mind for some reason. I feel like maybe there was talk last year trying to figure out what day of the week they’d release them monthly or something????😂I was curious and scrolled all the way back in my FB timeline... we were notified on January 11th, 2016. A Monday. I doubt this is relevant.
Just to clarify, I was saying mine being on a Monday (six... six years ago
) was likely irrelevant, not the Wednesdays. I'm all down for trying to guess when they'll release using patterns. 
And we could cry for 48 hours un-interuppted
Way way back (prob c/o 2012 or 2013) an NCSU student got an acceptance letter, but addressed to someone else... on a Friday afternoon. Whole weekend of limbo and once it was figured out, they were actually rejected.
I doubt it tbh (you know how it is with some people not knowing what's going on with their organization) because the last day to sign up for the spring navle is february 1st. They can't tell us if we passed or not after that date.
That would be too bad since I had heard the 14th "from someone who talked to ICVA" but who knows
I highly highly doubt they will actually give any sort of actual concrete time frame because then they have to actually stick to that day and if anything comes up on their end (like technical difficulties, etc) and they need to delay a day or two people will revolt that the scores aren’t out. That’s why they just give the vague “mid January” in the first place.
All of us on my rotation this week attempted a nap in the rounds room at some point today...so that's how that's been going😅too late to drop out? asking for a friend
