Congratulations! And good luck! As you probably realize, Veterinary Technicians are in great demand. The IVTA wishes you well in your endeavor to hire a veterinary technician for your practice. Here are a few suggestions for you:

1) Notify Barb Kirts at the Purdue Veterinary Technology Program Office (765-494-7619). She will post your opening in the Placement Book and enter it into a computer database. The IVTA then publishes the jobs listed in each quarterly newsletter issued. This service is automatic and performed at no charge to you.

Barb Kirts, CPS
Program Secretary/Placement Coordinator
VAD, Lynn Hall, Rm G171,
625 Harrison St
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026
Ph: 765-494-7619
Fax: 765-496-2873
Email: kirtsb@purdue.edu

2) List your job opening electronically on the VT Web Site at this address:

www.vet.purdue.edu/vettech/empform.html

3) Place a classified advertisement in the IVTA newsletter. The IVTA Newsletter Editor will be happy to place an advertisement in the newsletter. The fees are as follows:

4) Send your own advertisement to Veterinary Technicians. The IVTA will sell a set of pre-printed address labels to prospective employers for a fee of $100. The labels are printed from our membership with ~ 200 names and can be sorted by zip code allowing you to send labels within the state, or surrounding states (or beyond). We make no guarantees as to the response to your mailing. The list is kept as up to date as possible. Contact Kay Knox to order labels.