Accepting a job offer

RE: Accepting a job offer

Alison Clare Hickman — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 02:56:48 GMT

Ah, yes... My answer way off your mark then! Sorry...

I understand your situ a bit better!

As you say you are happy where you are located and working a visa then perhaps fill your outside of work with something zingy? To look forward to after a boring day?! Rescue work? Or pick up some studies in a subject that will keep your mind busy?

Part of my original answer still applies though. Negotiation with prospective employers as to what they are willing to offer re sponsorship (or whatever it is you need to make the job fit what you would like it to) is never a bad thing. They want a nurse who's a good fit for them and will stay because she's happy. So asking the right questions before anyone commits is sensible for both sides. If they react negatively to such questions, my feeling is why would I want to work there!

Wish you luck and a belated Happy New Year, m'dear!

RE: Accepting a job offer

VetNurse Anon a/c — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:22:42 GMT

Hi Alison, thanks for your reply. I probably should have been a bit clearer as I have been qualified for a long time. I normally know what sort of positions will make me happy, and have worked in large busy hospitals before. So going in to a 1 vet/1 nurse practice with maybe a couple of dentals a week if I am lucky...is causing me to go a bit insane. We really love the area we are in for our the duration of a visa so not planning to move. Just slim pickings of jobs around here and the work is very different to what it is like in the UK.

RE: Accepting a job offer

Alison Clare Hickman — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:30:34 GMT

Hello!

It sounds to me as though without a firm direction to travel (career-wise) you have stalled your enthusiasm! Don't lose heart just yet, as a change in direction might prove the winning answer. However, I think you know you will have to literally 'go that extra mile' to arrive at a more fulfilling job prospect.

It sounds like you took on your first job purely for convenience, rather than for a career expanding experience - that's a real shame as it is as unfulfilling for you as it will be disappointing for the practice to lose you so quickly after starting.

So early in your career too - that's a crying shame - although sometimes even though we have invested in years of training to get to a qualification we realise it isn't what we now want...

You need, in my opinion, to sit down with a piece of paper and pen. Draw a line down the middle. Write 'What I want' on one side and ''What I don't want' on the other. After completion - look at fulfilling the 'What I want' and minimising the ''Don'ts' (or taking a hit on a few don'ts you CAN comfortably deal with).

This will give you a framework to match a job that meets your needs. However, remember nothing is perfect - you might have to compromise. Having said this - there is nothing wrong with asking a prospective employer if they can consider your needs (sponsorship) if it isn't clear they can/will assist you.

Once you know what you need, you look for who can help provide it. If this means uprooting, far flung travelling, commuting, or indeed re-training in something else altogether, that's your road map.

Finally - remember that every employer is a business (yes, even the charities). They need to have their own needs met as much as you need yours met. Twinning the two sets of needs is the trick. Scratch their back, they (if you are clever in your planning and negotiations) will scratch yours.

Hope this helps?

Good luck and I truly hope you don't leave this wonderful profession!

Ali h