Why The VET Recruiter®
Employers, Why Use The VET Recruiter® as your Recruiter to find Animal Health, Veterinary and Pet Industry professionals?
Working with a good recruiter should result in hiring the best person for your position, not the “best person looking” for a new position.
More often than not the best candidates are gainfully employed, highly regarded by their current employers and not actively looking for a new position. Therefore these candidates are not likely to know that your job opportunity even exists even if it is a better opportunity for them.
When people are not looking for a position they do not spend much time if any reading the want ads or surfing the Internet for open jobs.
These candidates have to be approached and sought out by a good recruiter and convinced to look at your opportunity. After all, who wouldn’t be convinced to leave for a better opportunity?
We have a proven track record and because we specialize exclusively in executive search and recruiting for the Animal Health industry, Animal Nutrition, Pet Specialty, Pet Tech, and the Veterinary profession we have relationships with top talent and up and coming talent and can quickly and effectively locate qualified talent for your most critical hiring needs. We offer several options including retained search, contingency search and a hybrid plan.
Our mission is to help Animal Health companies acquire top talent, which helps them increase their bottom line on a global basis while helping Animal Health professionals attain career-enhancing opportunities that allow them to achieve the quality of life they seek.
Our passion is to solve problems and to help others succeed. We are experts in the search process because that is what we do on a daily basis and we are good at it. Employers should spend their time on what they do best which is running and managing their business.
Leave the recruiting to professionals who are experts in the search process. If you needed a new roof on your home would you attempt to do it yourself or would you hire an expert roofing company to do it for you? It’s the same with recruiting. Should you attempt to do it yourself or leave it to the professionals? We think you should leave it in the hands of professionals who will do all of the leg work for you, freeing up your time to do what you do best.
How The VET Recruiter® Stands Apart
| Features & Values | The VET Recruiter® | Other Recruiters |
| Industry Specialization | ✔ Specialize in Animal Health / Veterinary | ✖ General across industries |
| Years of Experience | ✔ 28+ years, founded in 1997 | ✖ Varies, often limited or new |
| Candidate Relationships | ✔ Long-term, career-focused | ✖ Transactional |
| Access to Passive Candidates | ✔ Deep network of top talent | ✖ Reliant on job ads |
| Industry Involvement | ✔ Attend and sponsor industry conferences and events, active in veterinary community, founder speaks at veterinary conferences & schools | ✖ Little to no involvement in the industry |
| Market Knowledge | ✔ In-depth salary/trend insight, conduct annual workforce/workplace survey | ✖ Limited knowledge |
| Track Record of Placements | ✔ High-quality, long-term placements, 99% of placements stick | ✖ Higher turnover risk |
| Certifications | ✔ NAPS Accredited Firm, Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) team, and Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS) founder | ✖ Rarely hold relevant certifications |
| Workforce Expertise | ✔ Founder is a recognized Animal Health & Veterinary workforce expert | ✖ Generalized knowledge across sectors |
| Community Investment | ✔ Actively give back, sponsor industry associations and events | ✖ No meaningful investment in the profession |
| Proprietary Talent Database | ✔ 250,000+ candidates in the Animal Health & Veterinary ecosystem, including 85,000+ veterinarians | ✖ Typically small, limited databases or rely only on LinkedIn |
| Location of Firm | ✔ U.S.-based firm with deep understanding of market | ✖ Companies based offshore |
| Candidate Placement | ✔ Longest-standing firm in the industry—placed more candidates than any other firm. First search firm to specialize in Animal Health & Veterinary in the U.S. | ✖ Newer firms with limited placement history |
| Research Team | ✔ Dedicated research team that updates database in real-time | ✖ Many firms do not have a dedicated research team |
| Ownership | ✔ Woman-founded and woman-owned business | ✖ Ownership structure may vary |