I have addressed the topic of “burning bridges” in a person’s Animal Health or Veterinary career on multiple occasions. And while I am going to touch upon that topic once again in this article, my overriding focus is “building bridges” instead. However, let us touch upon “burning bridges” first. Below are some examples of destructive professional behavior: “Ghosting” an employer in a variety of situations, including an interview, the offer of employment, or your first day of work. Taking credit for achievements that are not actually yours. Assigning blame to someone else for your shortcomings ..read more

I work with Animal Health and Veterinary employers on a daily basis to help them with their talent acquisition needs, and of course, that includes the recruiting and hiring of veterinarians. As a result, I “have my finger on the pulse” of what is happening in the job market, including trends within Animal Health and Veterinary hiring and the employment marketplace at large. Animal Health and Veterinary Hiring: A Case Study With this in mind, we at The VET Recruiter recently sent a veterinarian candidate to a client for an urgent opening that they had. The client immediately passed on the candi ..read more

In today’s job market, the only thing worse than not being able to hire the person you want to hire for an important position at your organization is hiring the wrong person. Unfortunately, it happens more frequently than you might realize. In fact, it’s possible that you have a story (or multiple stories) regarding a bad hire. If that’s the case, then you could very well be familiar with some of the 10 common signs of a bad hire, which are listed below: #1—Low-Quality Work and Productivity At the heart of identifying a bad hire lies the observation of consistently low-quality work and subpar ..read more

As a recruiter and search consultant for more than 26 years, I know how easy it is to get into a “career rut.” However, before a person finds themselves in such a position, they’ve usually succumbed to something called “career drifting.” The problem is that some people don’t even realize that they’re “drifting” in their Animal Health or Veterinary career, and by the time they do, they’ve wasted precious time. This is time that they could have been using to move forward and grow their career instead of moving steadily into a “career rut.” So let’s address the topic of “drifting” and how you can ..read more

It is safe to say that hiring top talent in today’s job market is tough enough, and that includes hiring within the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession. Since that is the case, you would think that the last thing you would want to do is make the process of recruiting and hiring talent even more difficult. However, that is exactly what some employers are choosing to do. One of the ways in which companies are doing this is by requesting—and sometimes insisting—that all candidates, including passive ones, apply for roles or fill out forms through the standard online application proce ..read more

There are few things in life that are potentially as stressful as changing jobs. In fact, it is generally agreed upon that there are three such things: Getting married Having a baby Moving Pity the people who have done all three and also did so while changing jobs, because it has happened. Those people lived through their transitions, in many cases better for it—and that’s the theme of this article. Because while the prospect of switching jobs might be scary or stressful, the reality of the situation is that embracing change can be good for you in the long run. 11 Ways Embracing Change is Go ..read more

I have written about this before, but I am addressing it again because it remains critical to the success of a person’s professional life: career growth and advancement require a strategic and proactive approach. And this is certainly true of the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession. One way that you can be proactive—and by extension, more successful—is by positioning yourself as a passive candidate in your Animal Health or Veterinary career. This means that even if you are not actively looking for a new position, you can be ready to take advantage of one if it becomes available or ..read more

It may be an understatement to say that successful recruiting, hiring, and retention in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession are challenging right now, especially in the latter. However, there are keys to enjoying success in all of these areas, and those keys are engagement and empowerment. In the simplest terms, engagement is the key to successful Animal Health and Veterinary recruiting and empowerment is critical to the retention of those employees that you worked so hard to recruit and hire in the first place. What is important to remember about both, at least from the point ..read more

However, before you can successfully hire veterinarians in the new year, you must first successfully recruit them. The recruiting process involves everything up until you make an offer of employment to a job candidate. The job offer is the “moment of truth.” If the candidate accepts the offer, then you have successfully recruited them. If they do not, then . . . you did not. There are two types of recruitment, active and passive, and you must engage in both types if you hope to successfully recruit veterinarians in this current job market. Before tackling that, though, let us examine the three ..read more

Last month, I wrote an article titled, “How to Get a New Veterinarian Job to Help Grow Your Career in 2024.” As an executive recruiter and search consultant for the past 25+ years, I possess a certain amount of expertise in terms of landing a new veterinarian job. However, I also recognize that getting a new job is NOT the only way to grow your Animal Health or Veterinary career. There are, of course, other avenues and strategies that you can use to experience such growth, regardless of whether or not you explore other employment opportunities in the year ahead. Grow Your Animal Health Career ..read more