Veterinary Receptionist applicants have rated the interview process at VCA with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Veterinary Receptionist roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at VCA overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at VCA as a Veterinary Receptionist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at VCA (Columbia, SC) in May 2015
Interview
I put in the application. It took several weeks to get a call from the hospital manager. She asked me to come in the following week. I came in and spoke with her and another lady who worked up front for about an hour. She was interviewing like 20 candidates. After over a month she called me back and offered a job! All in all it took over 2 months from application to hire.
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Question 1
What something you have done that your proud of?
Talk about something in your like that you have had to use team work.
I applied online. I interviewed at VCA (Houston, TX) in Mar 2026
Interview
First time interviewing for VCA. They had me hang around for 2 hours. Only asked me 1 interview question. It was not even a working interview but more of a "hang around". I have years of experience. Reached out to the hiring manager afterwards and was met with no response. Weeks later I got the generic rejection email. Don't know if this is what VCA does but what a waste of time.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at VCA (Yonkers, NY)
Interview
Went in for an interview, everyone was very nice. I was asked to go in on my own time for an hour to look over the computer software and see if it was something I could see myself doing. I said yes, to which I was told I would get a phone call the following week. 2 weeks later , I decided to call myself and see if there was an update. I wasn't able to speak to the woman who interviewed me, instead her assistant picked up and stated it was "very busy" so she would call me back. Completely understandable. Fast forward to present day- a few months later , and I am still waiting on that phone call. Very unprofessional.