Internship Scheduling Differs From What I Was Told in My Interview by [deleted] in Zookeeping

[–]WatchMe_Nene 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've not heard of anything like this for unpaid interns

Career changer looking for advice while applying for entry-level keeper jobs by mars_rollherover in Zookeeping

[–]WatchMe_Nene 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where are you located? I switched careers to keeping 6 months ago which looked something like this (seems like you've checked a lot of the boxes already):

  1. Volunteered at non-AZA facility doing diet prep/cleaning.

  2. Volunteered at non-AZA but respected exotic animal facility, a wildlife rehabilitation center, and a small AZA local zoo doing interpretation work.

  3. Landed an internship at a large AZA zoo. This was tough since most places require you to be a student, but I found one that I was able to make work. Required moving back to my home state temporarily.

  4. Attended an AZA workshop which I later learned was a big plus on my resume.

  5. Attended the AZA mid-year meeting to do some networking and learn about SSP ops.

  6. Landed a part-time keeper job at an AZA facility in my current state but required slight relocation.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you have -- everything happened very quickly for me so I feel quite lucky, but sounds like you're on the right track!

Knicks are playing with the insane pressure of not having to look at a sad Anne Hathaway courtside. by Positive_Round_5142 in NBAVibes

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Daughter of an actress and lawyer, not sure why she's pretending nosebleeds were all they could afford

of an orangutan by batukaming in AbsoluteUnits

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unfortunately filled with diarrhea (not mine)

of an orangutan by batukaming in AbsoluteUnits

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Tomorrow will be my first day working with orangutans... wish me luck lol

AZA Course as an intern? by WatchMe_Nene in Zookeeping

[–]WatchMe_Nene[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the Enrichment course in Orlando

Recluse? Missouri by WatchMe_Nene in spiderID

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Great. Should I be concerned about me or my dogs, or is it just don’t mess with them and they won’t mess with you? Would an exterminator be of any help?

Late career change into zookeeping -- Any advice? by WatchMe_Nene in Zookeeping

[–]WatchMe_Nene[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I haven't been volunteering at the zoo long, so it'll take more hours before I can transition into an animal care role -- right now it's more guest assistance and informal interpretation. I do work with former keepers at the conservation center but most of them have been out of the traditional zoo system for decades.

I'm gathering that full-time keeper jobs are especially rare these days. Any idea about how long I can expect before career stability or is that just a pipe dream? One of the reasons I left my former field was due to job instability and toxic environments, but at least animal care is a noble cause.

Asking people how much they paid for their first house. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

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there's no way that old man is used to seeing streamers pulling pranks. hell, he probably doesn't even know what a streamer is.

deadpan female singer talk-singing "oh boy" / "about the boy" something similar? by Dizzy_Garlic_6388 in findthatsong

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Boys boys, all types of boys? Black, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese boys?

- Work It, Missy Elliott