title: Work conditions, job preparation, and placement strategies for food-animal veterinarians.
abstract: This study examines the responses of 1,047 human-resources personnel who recruit veterinarians for positions in their organizations. Work conditions in the organization, lifestyle and time-management issues, job benefits, job expectations, supervisor relations, and the physical demands of veterinary work are studied. Comparisons are made between four different occupational areas: food animals, mixed animals, companion animals, and industry positions in veterinary medicine. The findings portray a career in food animal medicine as very positive. Recruiters also make recommendations to colleges of veterinary medicine for strategies to improve the preparation and placement of their graduates.
authors.affiliation: College of Business Administration, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. andrus@ksu.edu
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Andrus
authors.forename: J Bruce
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gwinner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002321:Career Choice; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000078329:Workforce; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards*