DVM and Veterinary Technology students gain job opportunity insights at fall PVM Career Fair

A student in green scrubs reviews information at a VCA Animal Hospitals booth during Purdue Veterinary Medicine's Career Fair. Two representatives stand behind a table displaying brochures, promotional materials and water bottles. Other veterinary employers and students are visible along the exhibition hall. — The Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms provided a comfortable setting for the 2026 Fall PVM Career Fair.

A wide variety of veterinary clinics, hospitals and other veterinary-related organizations and enterprises transformed the Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms into a world of future job possibilities at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Fall Career Fair. The event offered PVM students the chance to talk about job opportunities with potential employers who came from across Indiana as well as other states to share information about their facilities and workplace cultures.

Nearly 60 exhibitors hosted booths at the fair on Friday, October 30. The event provided a comfortable setting where DVM, veterinary technology, clinical-year, and graduate students, as well as residents and interns, could explore career opportunities, ask questions and make professional connections. Exhibitors shared about full-time positions, summer experiences, practicums, internships and externships. Some 90 DVM students and 40 veterinary technology students attended. There was no cost for Purdue Veterinary Medicine students to participate.

Two attendees speak with representatives at veterinary career fair booths in the Purdue Memorial Union. One attendee wears teal scrubs and carries a black tote bag, while another holds an orange folder. Exhibitor displays include information about shelter medicine and veterinary practices, with additional booths visible in the background. — Career Fair exhibitors included organizations like DuPage County Animal Services in Wheaton, Illinois.

A student in green scrubs speaks with two representatives seated at the Great Lakes Veterinary Group booth during Purdue Veterinary Medicine's Career Fair. The table holds brochures, stickers, candy and a laptop, with large recruitment posters and other employer booths visible throughout the Purdue Memorial Union ballroom. — DVM and Veterinary Technology students turned out for the fair, which also was open to residents, interns, clinical-year students and graduate students.

Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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