{"id":2759,"date":"2018-04-25T09:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T16:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phosdev.com\/todaysveterinarybusiness\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2022-03-10T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T17:53:08","slug":"year-7-often-time-career-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarybusiness.com\/year-7-often-time-career-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 7 is often the time for a career change"},"content":{"rendered":"

British veterinarians looking for a new challenge or a better work-life balance tend to leave clinical practice at the seven-year mark of their career, a survey shows.<\/p>\n

The British Veterinary Association reported April 25 that the finding should spark discussion over the issue of staff recruitment and retention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has to be a wakeup call to all employers to think about whether we can do things differently to support our colleagues,\u201d said BVA<\/a> Senior Vice President Gudrun Ravetz, BVSc.<\/p>\n

The survey of 671 U.K. veterinarians found that 73 percent of practitioners who switched to non-clinical jobs formerly worked in mixed practice. Forty-nine percent had experience in companion animal practice, one-third in production animal practice and 1 in 8 in equine practice.<\/p>\n

The top reason for leaving the clinical world was the need to find a new challenge. Forty-three percent said that was their motivation, and one-third said they were looking for a different type of work.<\/p>\n

Among veterinarians seeking an improved work-life balance:<\/p>\n