Veterinary Voices
Veterinary Voices celebrates all that's great about working in the veterinary industry via clinics that put their people first. Julie South (Veterinary Recruitment Marketing Strategist) catches up with industry professionals who join her in celebrating life as a veterinary professional because they work in great clinics that put their people first. Together with her guests, Julie South is on a mission to celebrate positive, dynamic and healthy workplaces where everyone loves going to work on Monday mornings.
Episodes
What's the difference between clinics that fill positions in weeks and those that post the same job ad month after month with zero applications?
After 16 episodes of job ad strategies, you might discover the answer isn't about what you know - it's about what you've actually implemented.
In Episode 241, Julie South delivers a reality check for the final episode of the comprehensive job advertisement ...
Meet Dr Mike Newell, one of VetsOne's three working director-owners and a large animal veterinarian who's spent over 25 years building relationships with Hawke's Bay farming clients.
In this conversation, you'll hear:
- What it's like being both a practice owner and a working veterinarian
- Why the three directors can make decisions without corporate clunkiness
- How attitude matters far more than ...
Dr Jason Clark is one of VetsOne's three directors and a working farm vet who came to veterinary medicine as a mature student. In this episode, he walks through what collaborative protocol development actually looks like when a clinic genuinely involves staff in decision-making.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- How VetsOne's team developed their euthanasia protocols—including why they light a candle by t...
What if the problem with filling after hours emergency shifts isn't that people don't want to do them, but that you haven't made them worth doing? You might discover that if your current team can't honestly endorse what you're offering, your job ads will struggle regardless of how well they're written.
In Episode 240, Julie South reveals why many vet clinics approach emergency rosters with...
What if your part-time job ads aren't failing because of the words you're writing, but because of something happening inside your clinic before you even post the job?
You might discover that the real challenge isn't your recruitment strategy - it could be internal attitudes about part-time work that jobseekers sense.
Julie South shares why some clinics nearly lose talented staff they desperately want to ...
Have you ever wondered why some clinics never seem to lose good staff to headhunting competitors or recruiters, while other clinics are constantly battling to keep their best people from being poached? These immune clinics have built something so compelling that external job offers feel like a step backwards, not forwards.
Here's what's really happening out there: recruitment agencies are double dipping. They...
What if the perfect veterinary professional for your clinic is happily working somewhere else right now? They're not desperately job hunting or scrolling through job boards every night—they're genuinely content where they are. Yet even these happily employed veterinary professionals can sit up and take notice of your vacancy.
Here's the harsh reality most clinics face: if you're only attracting jobs...
Why Your Job Ads Aren't Getting Applications (And What Actually Works) - Veterinary Voices ep.236
Your job ad has been up for months and you still see zero suitable applications.
Here's the harsh reality: we're in a global veterinary professional shortage with more jobs than jobseekers.
Some clinics are getting great applications while others get crickets.
Most clinics are still advertising ...
Ever caught yourself about to hire someone who won't do weekend rosters, even though everyone else on your team has to? You're not alone - and you're about to create serious team resentment.
When veterinary practices get desperate to fill positions, they start compromising on core requirements that affect the whole team. Suddenly you're willing to hire someone who skips after-hours responsibilities,...
You've just finished writing what you think is a brilliant job advert. But have you done this: taken your generic clinic template, swapped out "veterinarian" for "veterinary nurse," hit publish, and wondered why you're not getting quality applications?
Here's the likely reality: what attracts veterinarians doesn't necessarily attract veterinary nurses, and what motivates veterina...
Why do these veterinary professionals actually want to return to their former workplace - when most people see going back as a backward step?
In this episode, Julie South chats with three High Street Vets team members whose stories corroborate everything we've heard in episodes 1001-1005, revealing the workplace culture that's creating extraordinary loyalty:
- Megan's "coming home" story - Why...
What happens when a clinic gives you 30-minute consults, supports your specialisation interests, and has technology that surprises 5y Veterinary Students?
In this special High Street Vet Series episode - showcasing Employers of Choice - Julie South sits down with Dr. Virginia Grice to discover what it's really like working at this Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia clinic.
11 years at the same practice - with a 90-minute commute each way. Every single day.
While most veterinary practices struggle with either recruitment or retention, Jamee Robertson at High Street Vet Surgery in Rockhampton (Queensland, Australia) has a different story. She tried to resign once but never actually left. She's grown through multiple roles, from unqualified newcomer to practice manager to her current a...
You've decided to include salary information in your job adverts. But now you're staring at a blank screen wondering: do I just write "$120,000" and call it done? How do I handle different experience levels? What if current employees see this?
Here's the likely reality: knowing you should include salary is one thing—knowing how to do it effectively without creating problems is entirely another....
What does it look like when a clinic's first rule is "the intent is good" and they actually mean it?
Dr Jocelyn Birch Baker reveals the five values and team culture that make High Street Vet Surgery work - from morning gratitude sessions to their "no blame policy" and why communication is everything.
Dr Jocelyn talks about:
- The five values built by the entire team: team, professional, empathy...
What would it feel like to work somewhere with endoscopes, dental X-rays, and EasyVet templates that eliminate emergency panic?
Dr Jocelyn Birch Baker reveals how High Street Vet Surgery's comprehensive technology setup changes everything - and why her team begged her not to go back to shorter appointments after experiencing 30-minute consults implemented during the Covid Pandemic.
Dr Jocelyn talks about:
- The fi...
As a Veterinary Professional, have you ever dreamed and wondered what it would be like to work somewhere with 30 minute consults... where you weren't constantly chasing your tail every day... where you could genuinely connect with clients and provide the best care possible...?
Listen in as Julie South catches up with Dr Jocelyn Birch Baker - owner of High Street Vet Surgery in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
Dr...
You know you should include salary ranges in your job adverts. You've probably read the articles, heard the advice, maybe even started typing a figure... then deleted it again.
There's something about putting that number out there that gives vet clinic practice owners the absolute heebie-jeebies. But what if I told you that this fear is costing you 80% of your potential applicants?
Here's what's actu...
You can have the perfect job advert, but if your application process creates black holes and frustration, you'll lose great people and damage your reputation.
Join host Julie South as she exposes the uncomfortable truth about how veterinary clinics are unknowingly sabotaging their hiring success through terrible application experiences. Because in a small industry like veterinary medicine, every ignored applicatio...
Most veterinary clinics don't offer extensive benefits packages—and today, you'll discover why that doesn't have to stop you from attracting great veterinary professionals.
Join host Julie South as she reveals why trying to compete with "benefits" is the wrong strategy and how to showcase the genuine value your clinic offers that money can't buy. Because veterinary professionals aren'...
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