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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is your advice for volunteers at the zoo to get a gig interacting with animals? [/quote]

Do you mean to get a gig volunteering, or for a volunteer to get a job?

To volunteer- be proactive. Check the website regularly, but also find out who runs the volunteer department and reach out to them. When you're at the zoo and you see a keeper or volunteer hanging around and they're not too busy, strike up a conversation. Ask about the animals they care for, and then Segway into asking if they're taking any volunteers or who to contact for volunteering.

To get a job if you're a volunteer - you really have to be at 100%. That's how I got my job there. I volunteered 2 days a week, I always showed up early and stayed late, I went above and beyond in everything, and I was a pleasant person. You need to show that you'll make everyone else's lives easier by being a good coworker and team player. Multiple volunteers go for the same job, you have to be better than all of them.[/quote]

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