<div><p>If you want to get into the veterinary nursing program at the Edinburgh Napier University you have to impress some very serious judges.</p><p>Along with the university assessors, students have to make a good impression on Simba, Tia and Fern, three Labradors who are helping to sort out the candidates.</p><p>Apparently, the school's vet program is highly competitive. To narrow down strong candidates (and make the process less stressful) the school includes real animals in the interviews.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/DogJob2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/DogJob2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Edinburgh Napier University</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Jodie Smith, the program head, says the idea helps "hone in on candidates' intuitive skills for working with dogs," which is obviously an important skill for potential vets.</p><p>It was good practice for the dogs as well. They're training to be autism therapy animals, so hopefully they managed to put the students at ease.</p><p><strong>Share this post if you've ever had a ruff job interview!</strong></p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>