This is your time to shine and attract the most suitable candidate for the veterinary role on offer. Your advertisement should be concise and engaging. You need to be positioned as an employer of choice, so managing your employer reputation is critical.
There are a couple of tasks to undertake before composing the job advertisement. The first is to write out a clear job description outlining key roles and responsibilities. This may end up being included as an attachment to the advert. The second is to define the nature of the candidate you are looking for. This includes behavioural skills such as leadership, time management, teamwork and communication amongst others. It also includes what you are looking for in terms of a cultural fit.
Below is a list of requirements employees are looking for in job advertisements.
1. Job title including if you are after full time, part time, casual or locum vet or nurse. Alternatively, if you are flexible and willing to offer what the applicant desires, communicate this.
2. Remuneration or package and other possible benefits. Do you offer bonuses, other incentives, is there future potential for partnership or equity acquisition?
3. Required skill set or level of experience. Refer to attached job description if supplied. If you are open to new or recent graduate vet applications or unqualified veterinary nurses, how will you offer support and mentorship to them?
4. Career development opportunities. Are you willing to support and encourage areas of special interest and indicate how you will do this. Do you offer financial support for continuing education.
5. Location and benefits of working in this area. Is there any expected travel in the role?
6. The unique culture of your business and leadership and how this might be attractive to applicants. Do you possess well trained, personable support staff? Is your vet clinic fast paced with lots of varied cases? Do you encourage manageable workloads with specified consultation lengths, advocate for lunch breaks and predictable shift finish times? Do you socialise outside of work? Different aspects are attractive to different applicants. Being open in describing your culture will help to attract an applicant that will fit with your unique culture.
7. The opinion of current employees and clients. What do they say about you? Consider including testimonials.
8. Photos of the business, links to website and social media.
9. Finally, please don’t forget to detail how potential employees can contact you for more information and invite them to apply for the role with clear instructions on how to do it and what to include.
10. Good luck!