Job shadow. Help please!

[ondyne]

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(Sorry if this is kind of a dumb question to ask in this forum but I am asking here because a lot of you have probably done this after your job shadows).

I recently finished my 100 hour job shadow at an animal hospital. I thanked most of them on my last day but I was thinking it would be nice to write them a thank you letter for all they have done for me. The problem is, I shadowed 3 veterinarians there and a few vet technicians. I spent most of my time with one veterinarian who does all of the surgeries (the other 2 vets I didn't spend much with, maybe 3 or 4 days tops) I also spent a lot of my time with the vet techs. I'd like to write one letter to thank them all. It would be great to send each of them a thank you letter but I am just really bad at writing them so I figured one would be good.


Any advice on how to go about doing that.
Should I just write to the veterinarian and that's it or should I write one letter addressing each person by name in each paragraph. Something like this...

(paragraph 1) dear vet 1
(paragraph 2) dear vet 2 and 3
(paragraph 3) dear vet techs


By no means am I asking you guys to write my thank you letter, I just need advice.

 

[PetPony]

Is there a reason you stopped after 100 hours? Why not stay with them. 🙂

 

[ondyne]

I stopped because 100 hours was all I needed for the vet tech program I applied for for the fall semester. Believe me, I would have loved to stayed longer or even work there. I had to apply for observation hours before they even considered letting me shadow. So they weren't expecting me to stay longer. Although they said I can come in and visit anytime I want 🙂

 

[dvmdreamer]

Personally, I would write at least two letters, one to te vet you spent the majority of the time with (and will likely ask for a recommendation from down the road), and one to the clinic at large. I do think individual letters are also appropriate though (the three vets individually and the vet techs as a group). If you are writing three paragraphs anyway, why not put them on seperate cards?

Thank you notes don't have to be anxiety raising, super formal letters. A simple "I really appreciate you allowing me to spend time with you, I found it very informative and really enjoyed learning about ____. You've helped me affirm that this is the career I want, thank you for your support" kind of thing is sufficient. Just a few sincere sentences does the trick!

 

[ondyne]

The veterinarian had already filled out a recommendation form and sent it to the college I attend. I didn't get to see what he wrote but it must have been good since I was accepted into the program 🙂

Would a card or typed letter be more appropriate?

 

[dvmdreamer]

The veterinarian had already filled out a recommendation form and sent it to the college I attend. I didn't get to see what he wrote but it must have been good since I was accepted into the program 🙂

Would a card or typed letter be more appropriate?

I would go with a handwritten card. Its a little more personal, a little more memorable. Even if you did get the letter you needed, always go that extra bit to make an impression. You never know when you will need to call on someone again for a job or to be a reference for you for something else. Its a small world and networking is a very helpful tool 🙂

 

[tropictuco]

I shadowed at a clinic where I worked mainly with two vets, two techs, and two receptionists. For Christmas, I gave each vet a separate card, the techs as a group one card, and the receptionists as a group one card. One person was a tech and receptionist so I put her name on both cards. =P It's a small friendly clinic and I think it went over well.

I agree if you're going to have separate paragraphs you might as well have separate cards. It's a bit less confusing.