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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Completing the rigor of Auburn University's veterinary medicine school takes drive and determination. Knowing that your inspiration could have come from others, your interviewers want to hear you discuss who has inspired you on your career path to becoming a veterinarian.

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"My grandfather was a farmer, and the love and respect for animals of all shapes and sizes came at a young age for me. Helping to birth calves at a young age inspired a passion that I owe to him."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Your life's inspiration can come from a book, a mentor, your family, a celebrity, an author - anyone! Talk to the interviewers about who inspired your pursuit of veterinary medicine and why they were so influential.

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