Navigate your veterinary career with confidence — and a partner in your corner.
Whether you’re creating your first CV, negotiating an employment agreement, preparing for an interview or reconsidering your path entirely, you deserve guidance that understands both the personal and professional realities of veterinary medicine.
Heather has supported veterinary students and clinicians at every stage of their careers, including running the DVM career counselling program at the Atlantic Veterinary College, offering more than 100 individualized student career sessions per year for nearly a decade.
Services
CV, Résumé & Cover Letter Review
Targeted feedback to showcase your strengths with clear achievement-focused language.
Interview Preparation & Mock Interviews
Realistic interview practice with coaching for clinical and behavioural questions.
Contract Review & Negotiation Strategy
Clarity on compensation, scheduling, clauses and benefits — plus a negotiation plan.
Career & Life Coaching
Support through transition, identity shifts, career stagnation or reevaluation.
Executive Coaching for Early-Career Veterinarians
Leadership readiness, communication support and confidence building.
“Dr. Gunn-McQuillan has always been kind, patient, and genuinely invested in her students’ success. She is approachable and incredibly knowledgeable—not just in veterinary medicine, but also in the financial and professional aspects of the field, which are rarely addressed in vet school. Her guidance on contracts, negotiations, and career planning has been invaluable. When I reached out for help with my own contract, she immediately made time to review it with me page by page, helping me clarify my goals and priorities. I know countless other students, past and present, who have benefited from her support in the same way. Without her advice, many of us would feel lost navigating the complexities of post-graduation life. Beyond her expertise, her humanity, generosity, and genuine care made an incredibly tough semester not just manageable, but inspiring.”
— Dr. Rachel Wentzel, AVC Class of 2023
Pricing
This service is for you if you want a non-judgmental, strategic, supportive space to figure out your next steps, and move forward with a plan.
Hourly Career Counselling
$200 / hour + tax
AVC Student Rate: $150 / hour + tax
Ideal for targeted support on a single-focussed area such as CV refinement or interview preparation.
3-Hour Career Package
Three, one-hour sessions to focus on any topics of your choosing, including CV support, interview prep, contract review, negotiation strategy and coaching.
Choose the topics that matter most to you:
- CV / résumé and cover letter review
- Interview preparation and mock interviews
- Contract review
- Negotiation strategies and scripts
- Career direction + transition support
- Coaching for confidence, boundaries and early-career growth
- Executive coaching for early-career veterinarians
You decide the priorities — we build a structure that supports your goals.
$450 + tax and each additional hour at $150 + tax
AVC Student Rate: $300 + tax and each additional hour at $100 + tax
Designed to offer the continuity, accountability and time needed to feel truly prepared and confident.
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