- +49 172 23 77 542
- akg@roughedges.de
- Schmitzberg 63, 40667 Meerbusch, Germany
in Germany.
More than a placement. A carefully managed path from your first conversation to professional recognition, relocation, arrival and long-term success.
International Veterinary Careers (IVC) is a part of Recruitment Department of Rough Edges GmbH. IVC connects qualified veterinary doctors with carefully selected employers in Germany. We combine specialist recruitment with recognition guidance, immigration coordination and a high-touch relocation service.
Your veterinary career deserves more than a vacancy list.
We look at your clinical experience, professional ambitions, preferred lifestyle, language level and family situation. The result is a placement designed to work professionally and personally—not merely on the first day, but over the years that follow.
Everything in one place
Six connected services, managed as one coherent journey.
Personal career planning and employer selection around your skills and ambitions.
• Profile assessment
• CV positioning
• Salary and contract guidance
Access to clinics and hospitals that fit your specialty, values and preferred way of life.
• Small animal, equine and farm
• Specialist and leadership roles
• Transparent employer profiles
Personal career planning and employer selection around your skills and ambitions.
• Profile assessment
• CV positioning
• Salary and contract guidance
Language preparation focused on clinical work, client communication and medical terminology.
• Live learning
• Interview preparation
• Workplace communication
Practical coordination of immigration, travel, housing and essential registrations.
• Visa process support
• Apartment search
• Insurance and bank account
Support after arrival so that your professional and private life can settle successfully.
• Onboarding contact
• Family and school guidance
• Long-term mentoring
You always know where you stand, what happens next and who is responsible.
Goals, experience and family situation
CV, documentation and candidate presentation
Only roles that genuinely fit
Coordinated application processes
Housing, registrations and onboarding
Mentoring and continued career support
A new position affects far more than your employment contract. Our relocation approach considers the practical needs of the person behind the profession.
Our philosophy
Alain-Klaus Gerwin
CEO Rough Edges GmbH
International Veterinary Careers
Qualified veterinary doctors and final-stage veterinary graduates from EU and non-EU countries may register. The precise recognition and immigration route depends on the country of qualification, citizenship, language level and intended role.
You may begin the conversation before reaching the final required level. However, professional recognition and clinical work normally require defined German-language evidence. We help you plan the language path in parallel with the recruitment process.
No responsible provider can guarantee decisions made by German authorities. We can, however, help you prepare a complete, well-organised application and coordinate the process with qualified external specialists where required.
Yes. Family circumstances are considered from the beginning. Depending on the package and destination, support may cover housing, schools, childcare and practical orientation for an accompanying partner.
The network is intended to include independent practices, larger clinics, referral hospitals, specialist centres and employers in small-animal, equine and farm-animal medicine throughout Germany.