Many prospective applicants ask me what it takes to become a veterinary technician. The first order of business is to find out if the profession is for them. The best way to do that is to simply apply to be a veterinary technician.
Always apply as a vet tech, even if you have no experience. If you apply at a general practice, there’s a good chance that you’ll get the position. Many GP’s will do on-the-job training.
If you don’t get the vet tech position, you can still get a tech assistant position. The tech assistant usually transitions into the vet tech position after proving yourself at the lower position.
Three important characteristics veterinary hospitals look for in a potential veterinary technicians:
- Reliability
- Work ethic
- Initiative
This may vary from hospital to hospital but if you at least have these three, you’ll have upped your chances of getting a vet tech job.