The Humane Society of Utah

The biggest thing is knowing why you want to work at The Humane Society- people who work there are not in it for the money, the truly are passionate about the work they do. The other thing to keep in mind is that you don't want to say things like "I hate people and love animals." We deal with peo...

It really varies- but it's definitely fast paced! The admissions department is one of the hardest departments to work in because you're dealing with people and pets on their worst day- someone lost their home and can't keep their pet, their dog bit their child and they don't feel safe keeping the...

Fantastic! Everyone at HSU is incredibly supportive of each other and we do our best to recognize each other's hard work. We recently have become better about focusing on the positive aspects of our work instead of fostering a "culture of death" where we focus on those we couldn't save.Also, all ...

People skills! As well as animal handling skills.You will need to have good risk assessment as well as be able to stay calm in highly stressful situations. People bringing in their pets are having a bad day and sometimes they take it out on staff when they don't hear what they want to hear. So be...

Like: the feeling of accomplishment I have, the good work I do, the animals, my coworkersDislike: seeing the worst of people(I like to keep in mind that most of the people that own pets in Utah are not trying to relinquish them and that I'm only seeing a small percentage of the pets and people wh...

Retention! We have recently started to focus heavily on retention and helping people to either keep their pets or rehome them themselves and I think that there are a lot of resources people were not able to connect with before that they now can because of our retention program.

They are looking for people who love animals and are willing to work hard. Be prepared for a time commitment. They want to ensure those who complete the training are able to regularly volunteer for at least 6 months (the time may have changed). The interviews are not difficult, but make sure you ...