Career Development Resources for Students

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.

Canvas Career Development Course

Canvas Career Development Course 

This Canvas course collates resources for ISU-CVM students regarding the process of searching and applying for veterinary jobs. This is our veterinary student’s one-stop for all information regarding career development.

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

ISU-CVM Practice Partners Program

The ISU-CVM 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:

1. Send digital advertisements about employment opportunities to the online ISU-CVM Job Board (requires NetID login) and for monthly distribution in the Practice Partners Email Digest
2. Attend in-person networking and job fairs (IVMA Networking and Job Fair in the fall; SAVMA/VBMA Career Development Workshop in the spring)
3. Advertise speakers and topics for educational programming to student clubs and organizations
4. Provide individual student career development consulting on-demand

Practice Partners Program Video

More Information

Practice Partners Program information access requires sign-in with your ISU NetID and password.

This information includes:

• 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)

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 CyHire.