The College of Veterinary Medicine offers multiple resources for students to assist with career development and finding employment after graduation.
These include a Career Development course on Canvas, an internal ISU-CVM Job Board, and the ISU-CVM Practice Partners Program.
ISU-CVM Job Board
The ISU-CVM Job Board is a searchable database that contains employment opportunities for ISU-CVM students, including veterinary jobs, internships, externships, and summer opportunities. Students can search this database by geographic location (e.g. state) and type of practice (small animal, mixed animal, etc).
Access to this Job Board requires sign-in with your ISU NetID and password. Postings remain active for 6 months.
Other Online Job Boards:- IVMA Job Board and Student Externship & Shadowing Directory
- NVMA Job Board
- AVMA Veterinary Career Center and Student Externship Locator
- AACVM VetCan (Veterinary Career Advisor Network) Virtual Job Fairs
- Species-specific organizations and associations (AASV, AABP, AAEP, AAFP, etc) frequently host job boards focused on their stakeholders. Visit websites for individual interest groups for more information.
ISU-CVM Practice Partners Program
Practice Partners Program is a new program designed to streamline recruiting for employers. Practice Partners (potential employers) engage with ISU-CVM students in four main ways:
- Send digital advertisements about employment opportunities to the online ISU-CVM Job Board (see above) and for monthly distribution in the Practice Partners Email Digest
- Attend in-person networking and job fairs (IVMA Networking and Job Fair in the fall; SAVMA/VBMA Career Development Workshop in the spring)
- Advertise speakers and topics for educational programming to student clubs and organizations
- Provide individual student career development consulting on-demand
Information About Current Practice Partners
Access requires sign-in with your ISU NetID and password.
- List of current ISU-CVM Practice Partners with general information about each organization
- List of potential speakers and topics for club events offered by Practice Partners
- List of specific contacts from Practice Partners to provide individual student career development consulting (review of resumes or letters of intent; mock interview practice; contract negotiation assistance; etc)
Canvas Career Development Course
Access requires sign-in with your ISU NetID and password.
Topics and modules covered in this Canvas course include:
- Planning your career path in veterinary school
- Searching for job opportunities
- Applying for internships and residencies
- Writing a resume/curriculum vitae
- Writing a cover letter/letter of intent
- Interviewing for jobs
- Negotiating job contracts
QUESTIONS
For more information about career development resources or if you have issues or suggestions regarding the Canvas course, please contact Dr. Jessica Ward, Assistant Dean for Extramural Student Programs.
Part-time Jobs During Veterinary School
Part-time employment opportunities for current veterinary students (either during summer breaks or during the semester) can be found on the university's Student Job Board.