I don't post like ever but I'm simply ecstatic rn and wanna share it wherever I can. I had an interview at my current job on Wednesday to go from a part-time Husbandry Assistant to a full-time aquarist and I got the call today offering me the job! I was told I crushed my interview and I'll be getting to work with my favorite animals :) I told myself when I first got the assistant position that I'd become an aquarist within a year and I did! With 5 months to spare! I love the team and I love the animals and I'm just so excited to finally say I'm an aquarist. A year ago I got my degree in Marine Biology and now I'm working my dream job 💙🩵 Initially when applying for jobs I was so scared I wouldn't get anything because Covid really fucked over being able to get internships and jobs in college so I didn't have a ton of experience. I was already very happy when I got the assistant position, and then I studied really hard for this latest interview and they said it showed I prepared. To any entering the field my advice is: apply for anything and everything. I didn't think I would move down South but here I am. Take the chances you can get to build experience, but also do your research on your own time to have the knowledge they're looking for at least. And look up good interview questions to ask THEM in return bc I've been told by my last two jobs that I have really good questions, it helps you stand out.