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Veterinary assistant cover letter: example and tips
A complete cover letter for veterinary assistant jobs in Switzerland, what recruiters in the field look for, and the openings available right now.
What the recruiter wants to read
- Your federal certificate as a veterinary assistant and the animals you care for: small animals, horses, livestock.
- Your tasks: assisting in consultations and surgery, anaesthesia, lab, X-ray.
- Welcoming owners, running the practice and your availability for emergencies.
A complete example
Names and facts are made up: replace each one with your own. A copied letter shows, an adapted one gets read.
Subject: Application for the veterinary assistant position
Dear Dr Bonvin,
Your small animal clinic is looking for a veterinary assistant. I have worked in a practice for four years and want to join a clinic with more surgery.
With a federal certificate as a veterinary assistant, I work at Clinique vétérinaire des Vergers. I assist in consultations and operations, monitor anaesthesia, run lab tests and X-rays, and welcome owners on the phone and at reception.
Your facilities and the careful follow-up you give hospitalised animals are what I am looking for.
I am available from 1 March and happy to join the emergency rota. I would be glad to meet you.
Kind regards,
Lucie Germanier
The structure, paragraph by paragraph
The opening
the job, and what draws you to this particular employer.
What you bring
two or three requirements from the listing, each backed by a fact.
Why them
what you know about the employer and what the job would give you.
The close
when you can start, and a request for an interview.
Our cover letter guide covers the Swiss layout, the sign-off and the mistakes that cost an interview.
Veterinary assistant openings right now
There are 34 openings in this field across Switzerland today, 4 of them posted in the last seven days.
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