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An invitation to
Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Veterinary Career Opportunities Workshop Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3, 2007 Holiday
Inn at the Campus (Formerly Ramada Inn)
17th Anderson, Manhattan, KS |
Date and Time
Friday, November 2, 2007
Saturday, November 3, 2007
8:00 am – 9:00 pm
8:00 am—12:00 noon
Conference Contact Hours
10.0 clock hours
Location
Holiday Inn at the Campus, 17th
and Anderson
Manhattan, KS
785-539-7531
Registration Information
- Register on-line,
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Printable Registration Form (pdf)
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Registration is limited to the first 30 participants.
- Pre-registration is due by October 19, 2007. Registrations received after this date will be assessed a late fee.
- Registration fee includes lectures, proceedings, Friday lunch, Friday evening dinner and reception, Saturday breakfast and lunch, and refreshment breaks.
- Refunds, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be made if notification is received by October 26, 2007.
K-State CVM Faculty, Staff, and Student Registration
Conference Objectives
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For the Practitioner: Enhance skills related to finding associates, including interview skills. The practitioner will learn about new associate expectations and appropriate recruitment techniques. For practitioners who are wanting to hire in the future, this is an exceptional opportunity to meet students who are interested in externships and preceptorships at your practice!
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For the Student: Enhance job seeking techniques. The student will learn aspects of the business side of practice and specific job requirements.
Conference Outcomes
| Practitioners | Students |
| - Meet interested potential Employees | - Enhance interview skills Employees |
| - Printed professional job description | - Clear understanding of job expectations |
| - Plan for hiring the new graduate | - Networking, meet interested potential employers |
| - Continuing Education Credit | |
| 10 clock hours |
Conference Schedule
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Friday, November 2 Practitioners Only, until evening reception |
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| 8:00 am | Registration And Coffee |
| 8:15 am | Welcome and Introductions
– Dr. Yar Ebadi, Dean, College of Business Administration – Dr. Bonnie Rush, Head, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine |
| 8:45 am |
What Students Value in a Job
Description – Kevin Gwinner |
| 9:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 am |
What Would it Take to Hire Me?
Student Expectations from Generation X to Generation Y – David Andrus |
| 11:00 am | Who are the
Target Clients Now and in the Future? – Robert Larson |
| 12:00 n | Luncheon (Included with registration) |
| 1:00 am | Generating Profit from New Hires – Brad White |
| 2:00 pm |
Legal Aspects of the Interview:
What Do I Need to Know? – Lynne Hinrichsen |
| 2:30 pm | Refreshment Break/Job Description Completion |
| 3:00 pm |
Hiring and Retaining the Best New
Hire – Bruce Prince |
| 4:00 pm | Plan of Action:
What Do I Do Next? – Brad White/Kevin Gwinner |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn Lectures |
| 6:00 pm |
Reception/Dinner, Expectation Panels Dinner sponsored by Schering-Plough Interview Skit – Dan Thomson and Mike Apley |
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Saturday, November 3 Students and Practitioners |
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| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am |
Speed Interviews Students and Practitioners will conduct five-minute interviews in a round-robin style, in order to obtain a well-rounded idea of what to expect from both the potential employee and potential employer. |
| 12:00 n | Conclusions/Lunch |
Workshop Speakers
Brad White,
DVM, MS
Assistant Professor, K-State College of Veterinary Medicine
Robert Larson,
DVM, PhD
Professor, K-State College of Veterinary Medicine
David Andrus,
MA, PhD
Professor, Marketing, K-State College of Business
Dottie Evans
Assistant Director, K-State Career and Employment Services
Kevin Gwinner,
MBA, PhD
Marketing Department Head, Professor, K-State College of
Business
Lynne Hinrichsen
Human Resources Representative, Express Personnel,
Manhattan, KS
Bruce Prince,
MA, PhD
Professor, Management, K-State
College of Business
Conference Sponsors
Thank you
Thank you to the following for their contributions to this
workshop.
Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the
Holiday Inn at the Campus (formerly the Ramada Inn). The block
rate and cutoff date are listed below. Pleaser refer to the
“Veterinary Career Opportunities Workshop” when making your
reservations.
Holiday Inn at the Campus
(formerly the Ramada Inn)
17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $89.00 + tax
Cutoff date: October 1, 2007
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact
Linda Johnson or
Marci Ritter at 785-532-5696 or
VMCE@vet.k-state.edu,
Veterinary Medical Continuing Education at the College of
Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.
If you have questions regarding registration information, call
Rebecca at 785-532-5569.
Manhattan area
information
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/index/local.htm
Visit our conference web site
at:
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/CE/index.htm