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Summary:

Choosing what to do with your life begins with imagining yourself in a career. Using stories of real practitioners in the field, the Masters at Work series offers the opportunity to see through the eyes of someone who has mastered a profession and learn what the risks and rewards of a job really are. According to a LinkedIn survey that polled 8,000 professionals, the second most popular childhood dream job for respondents was a veterinarian. It's a career that appeals to many, due to its involvement with animals and association with helping and doing good. Still, much of the day-to-day elements of the job are not known by the wider public. This series, and individual guide, provides valuable and relevant information about what daily life for a professional veterinarian is like, and will be a vital resource for anyone interested in pursuing the path. Is there such a thing as a typical veterinarian' Journalist and author Boris Kachka sets out on a journey, determined to discover how to turn a childhood dream into a real career. Becoming a Veterinarian is a behind-the-scenes, honest, and inspiring look at the day-to-day life of a veterinarian through the eyes of four people who have made this career their life's work. There's Michael, who thought he would be an architect, but instead works with urban pets at the ASPCA in New York; Elisha, who studied dance before she began treating cows, cats, and horses; Idina, who was injured in a car accident and was forced to find a second career; and Chick, who was earning a Masters in economics but turned to veterinarian science after he began working nights at an animal hospital. With each, Kachka dives into every element of the job: science, surgery, financials, finding a program, and everything in between

Table of Contents:

• Money isn't it: starting out
• Creatures great and small: on the farm
• There's people everywhere: small-animal practice
• Save one animal here today: big profits and nonprofits
• The specialists, part one: critical cases
• The specialists, part two: the platinum standard
• Conclusion: always moving forward

Author/Creator:

Kachka, Boris , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Becoming a veterinarian [by Kachka, B.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Becoming a veterinarian [by Kachka, B.] (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition; New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019 — ISBN 9781501159466; LCCN 2019301176; OCLC Number 1039375330)

Related Series:

Masters at work

Subjects:

Self-help techniques

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (143)
Description based on: Print version record

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 152 pages).

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

SF745 .K33 2019eb

ISBNs:

9781501159480 (electronic bk.)
1501159488 (electronic bk.)
9781501159466 (hardcover) [Invalid]
1501159461 (hardcover) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1090499839