May 11 @ 4:30 PM Pacific
Recruiting and Retention: the Twin Challenges of the Veterinary Profession
by Stacy Pursell, CPC/CERS – founder and CEO of The VET Recruiter
Recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterinarians is more difficult now than at any time in the profession. But why is that the case? And what can be done about it? Join Stacy Pursell, founder and CEO of The VET Recruiter, for this insightful and information-packed session for Veterinary Medical Association Executives (VMAE), during which she will address and analyze the challenges facing the profession. Among the topics that Stacy will discuss include:
- The role that the veterinarian shortage is playing in marketplace dynamics
- How the Law of Supply and Demand is affecting veterinarian recruiting and retention
- The rising role of counteroffers in the profession
- How “ghosting” can affect both job candidates and employers
- The importance of being considered an “employer of choice”
Participants will emerge from this session with:
- Knowledge of what it takes to hire veterinarians in this market in terms of the starting salary and sign-on bonus
- Four (4) steps for better candidate engagement during the recruiting process
- Seven (7) strategies for improving the retention rates of current employees
- The twelve (12) characteristics of what it takes to be known as an “employer of choice,” which is the key to simultaneously improving recruitment success and retention rates
Stacy Pursell, CPC/CERS – founder and CEO of The VET Recruiter
Stacy Pursell, BA, CPC, CERS, is an internationally respected Executive Search Consultant and Recruiter, based in the United States and ranked in the top 1% of search consultants worldwide. Considered the “go to expert” in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession for talent centric solutions, Stacy is a workplace/workforce expert and Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS).
Stacy is the founder and CEO of The VET Recruiter, a search firm serving the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession. Stacy has 25+ y ears of executive search and recruiting experience in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession.
As a thought leader, Stacy has been quoted in CNN, Money Magazine, Today’s Veterinary Business, AAHA, NAVC, AVMA, DVM 360, VIN and Veterinary Practice News.
Stacy’s philanthropic experience includes her currently serving as an Advisory Board Member for the Professional Science Master’s programs (PSM) at Kansas State University’s Olathe campus and previously serving on the board of directors of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS).