by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® There is no doubt that we’re currently living in the Digital Age. The Internet and wireless technology have revolutionized the way in which people communicate with each other. This includes both personally and...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® I’m going to start this article with a bold and true statement: Some Animal Health and Veterinary organizations are losing executive-level candidates because they’re not treating them the right way during the interviewing...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® I am a fan of Dwayne Johnson’s rules for professional success even though I admit I haven’t seen many of his movies. More than likely, most of you know who I’m talking about. Dwayne Johnson is also known as “The Rock.” He...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® Regardless of everything that’s been happening the world during the past year—trade wars, extreme weather, political strife—the national economy is still doing well. And because of that, the employment marketplace is...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® The best candidates in the marketplace do not care about money the most. Sure, money and compensation are important. However, for the majority of today’s candidates, that is not their top consideration when they’re...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® There have been numerous articles, blog posts, stories, and studies about the Millennial Generation in the employment marketplace and workplace. But what about Generation Z? Yes, there is a generation behind the...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® Motivation is an important issue for employers, regardless of the state of the employment marketplace. However, it’s even more critical in a candidate-driven job market like the one that we’re currently experiencing. The...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® A job offer can be an exciting moment. It can be exciting for both the employer that extended the offer and also for the candidate who received it. It can also be exciting for me, the recruiter, because I enjoy seeing a...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® I’ve written before about the fact that there is a limit to the leverage that candidates possess in this current market. Yes, we are in a candidates’ marketplace. And yes, the National Unemployment Rate is historically...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® Workplace/Workforce expert for the Animal Health Industry and Veterinary Profession You might have read the title of this article and thought to yourself, “What are you talking about? Why would an organization tell a...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® During the course of my career as an Animal Health Executive Search Consultant and Veterinary recruiter, I’ve been asked many of the same questions. These questions often form the basis of my newsletter articles and blog...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® During my career as an Animal Health Executive Search Consultant and Veterinary recruiter, I’ve sent candidates on literally thousands of interviews. That means I’ve received feedback from hiring managers and practice...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® Yes, you’re a very busy person, in both your personal life and professional life. And no, you’re not really looking for a new job right now. So I can understand why you might be hesitant to talk with a recruiter or...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® During the past year or so, “ghosting” has become a popular topic in the employment marketplace. Perhaps “popular” isn’t exactly the correct word, though, especially when it comes to employers. That’s because I’m sure...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® I’ve mentioned before in my articles and blog posts that the margin for error for Animal Health and Veterinary employers in this current margin is razor-thin. That’s because we’re in a candidates’ job market where top...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® We’ve asked some rather hard-hitting questions in our newsletter during the past couple of months. They include: Is it unethical for recruiters to call candidates at work? Is it illegal for recruiters to poach...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® I hope that the title of this article grabbed your attention, because even though we’ve addressed this topic already to some extent, its importance can NOT be overstated. An easy way to give yourself a strategic advantage...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® Last month, I broached the subject of whether it’s illegal and/or unethical for a recruiter to contact professionals while they’re at work. If you read the article, then you know that the answer to that question is an...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® You may have recognized the title of this blog post. That’s because I wrote a post previously with the title, “It Never Hurts to Have a Conversation with a Recruiter.” In that post, I explained that talking with a...
by Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS The VET Recruiter® Just when you think the job market can’t get any hotter . . . it gets hotter. According to the United States Labor Department, employers added 263,000 new hires during the month of April. At the same time, the...
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