Whether building a new practice from the ground up or approaching a new job opportunity, taking the time to build positivity into your business practices will pay huge dividends. Your practice culture will be reflected in your team’s attitudes and in turn, how your clients and patients feel when they enter your clinic. Here are 6 great ways to get you started…

Locum relief veterinarians are valuable assets to clinics who need a little extra support or want to make sure their patients have access to quality care while they are away from the clinic. Locum veterinary professionals need the same foundational skills as any other veterinarian; however, there are certain attributes and skills locum veterinarians should be particularly good at. A great veterinarian may not make a great locum veterinarian, so what exactly does it take to be successful? There are certainly more than these 5, but if you have a good handle on these, any clinic would be happy to have you pitching in to support their team…

Veterinary professionals are naturally type-A empathetic individuals, aspiring to make life better for both pets and pet parents by providing excellent care. So yes, achieving a work-life balance that allows you to thrive is every veterinary professional’s goal, but many don’t notice that things are off-kilter until it is nearly too late. It’s time for an Intervention. We approached veterinarians, veterinary nurses, veterinary technicians, and hospital managers from our global community for their advice and their practical, tactical tips to get you started on re-establishing your own work-life balance. Here are their 7 top tips…

If you want to work in the veterinary industry, it’s probably safe to say that you really like (or even love) animals! But did you know that there’s actually a variety of individual career paths you can follow within the wider veterinary field? Whether you’re particularly detail-oriented or more focused on “the big picture”; wanting to flex your science brain or your creative side; an intellectual problem-solver or a nurturer; or seeking a sociable daily working hub or a quiet office environment where you can focus, there’s likely a veterinary job to meet your ideal career requirements. So whether you are a veterinarian, veterinary nurse, or technician or just love working with animals, here are a few of the different ways you can work within the animal health industry, in a manner that will play to your specific skills, strengths, and interests…

Now that we are beginning to see some light at the end of the pandemic tunnel and we are settling into a ‘new normal,’ there are many opportunities to take your career in new and exciting directions. If it seems like every day is the same with that sneaky puppy who presents with a foreign body at closing time, the chronically vomiting cat, or the rabbit who is suddenly inappetent, it may be time to change things up. It’s not that you don’t care about these cherished pets, or about their owners’ peace of mind – we know that you always will. It’s just that, after years of the same routine, some vets find themselves wanting something new; different challenges, new procedures, fresh ways to learn and grow…and with that, maybe a little more balance in their work-life balance too! If you’re willing to explore new horizons with an open mind (which could be quite an adventure in its own right), you’ll find a host of interesting and surprising veterinary careers that you may not have considered, or maybe didn’t know existed, or didn’t even exist at all when you started…

In today’s business environment, so many veterinary practices are running short-staffed and it is becoming increasingly challenging for veterinary hospitals to attract qualified veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary support staff to available job openings. In an effort to increase their applicant pool, some practices consider turning to a veterinary recruitment agency or “head hunter.” One of your first questions when considering appointing a recruitment agency is probably a simple one: how much does a recruiter charge? Unfortunately, finding transparent information on the fees associated with veterinary recruiting can be a challenge. Veterinary recruitment firms seldom publish their fees publicly, so uncovering this information requires a bit of sleuthing. This lack of transparency creates uncertainty and chews up your valuable time… time that you would probably rather spend seeing patients, or getting a head start on your search for employees. Is hiring a recruitment agency the right choice for your practice? And, if so, how much does it cost? Find the answers here…

We asked our worldwide network of over 308,000 veterinary professionals a simple open-ended question; “If you were fortunate enough to have two job offers where the salary, benefits, and location were similar, what other things would influence your choice?”. As you can imagine, the answers were wonderfully diverse! For some, it was cookies at morning tea, whilst others could be persuaded by team massages, and one very creative answer was in regards to the artwork in the practice. However, when we started to assemble the data, we quickly began to identify five themes that stood out above snacks, kneading fingers, and paintbrushes…

Working as a veterinary professional is already a challenging job. Don’t make your professional stresses even worse by becoming trapped in a job that’s a bad fit. The veterinary field continues to grow and you will be able to find a great job as a veterinary professional in another clinic or hospital. So, maybe it is time to take the first steps to find more happiness in your career…after all, you are a terrific veterinary professional. Your investments of time, effort, commitment, and caring mean that you deserve to be happy in your veterinary career. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, it is time to move on…

Like Liam Neeson in Taken, you have a very particular set of skills, acquired over your career, but unlike Liam, your skills make you a joy for employers and recruiters. But when they look for you on LinkedIn, as 77 per cent of recruiters and employers do, you want them to find you and be impressed enough to reach out and connect. And when they do find you (and they will if you follow this advice), they will employ you. Apply these tips and you will be well on the way to your initial interview…