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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 244
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Iain McLachlan - CEO and Registrar - New Zealand Veterinary Council - pt 1 of 3
Today we start the first of three episodes where Iain McLachlan – CEO of the New Zealand Veterinary Council – and I, talk about the veterinary shortage, the nursing shortage, why the NZ…
8 questions vet clinics need to ask (with answers) before working with a recruitment agency - ep 083
Part 2 of the "Qs to A recruitment agencies before working with them" series.
This episode specifically for the vet clinic - the HR manager, the Practice Manager, Lead Veterinarian or Ve…
9 questions vet med professionals should ask a recruitment agency before working with them
Not all recruitment agencies are created equal. Some recruitment agencies use the "spray and pray" method. They'll get a job-seeker's CV, then spray it all over town (to their datab…
Dr Ashley O'Driscoll - pt2 of 2 - Large Animal Veterinarian + Emergency Veterinarian + Paw Print Home Euthanasia Service
This is part 2 of a 2 part series with Dr Ashley O'Driscoll, DVM, BSc.
Dr O’Driscoll has worked in several New Zealand veterinary clinics – on both Islands - as a pet and farm animal vet…
Dr Ashley O'Driscoll - Large Animal Veterinarian + Emergency Veterinarian + Paw Print Home Euthanasia Service
Dr O’Driscoll has worked in several New Zealand veterinary clinics – on both Islands - as a pet and farm animal veterinarian since moving here in 2010.
As you’ll pick up, Dr O’Driscoll …
VetStaff Vet Sector State of the Nation Survey 2022 - findings overview
This VetStaff survey was run over four weeks - promoted via FB, Insta, LI and this podcast.
Respondents were guaranteed anonymity. However, if they wanted their clinic to go in the dra…
4 case studies of successful pay raises for vets and vet nurses
VetStaff does more than flick job seekers' CV onto vet clinics like their competitors - who then leave the job seeker to negotiate everything for themselves.
VetStaff helps clinics with…
Dr Krispin Kannan - Large Animal Veterinarian - ep 077
If you’re a recent or new vet science graduate of Massey University then regardless of where you’re working in New Zealand, you’ve probably heard of, or met, Krispin as he’s been quite …
Dr Karli Houston - Marathon Running Fundraising Small Animal Veterinarian
Dr Karli Houston is a marathon running, fundraising, companion animal veterinarian.
Karli was born in the US to two kiwi parents.
Karli has a raft of qualifications behind her … she st…
11 veterinary grad first job interview questions new grads should ask at job interviews
Being interviewed for your first job straight out of vet school and university isn’t the same as being interviewed for your second or third job.
Here’re 11 questions for new grads to …
15 Job Interview Questions Job Seekers Can Ask Vet Clinic Interviewers
At job interviewers, hiring managers / interviewers usually ask "do you have any questions you'd like to ask?".
Many people mumble something like "you've answered all my questions" [whic…
How to use the STAR framework to answer behaviour-based job interview questions
When someone asks you to “tell me about a time when …..” this is where the STAR methodology kicks in.
Situation
Task
Action
Result
Everyone dreads the "tell me about a time when you.....…
9 behaviour based job interview questions for veterinary professionals
9 behaviour focussed job interview questions that job seekers roll their eyes at, and interviewers feel they must ask.
One vet told me a couple of years’ back that she declined a job b…
Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie - Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa - life after the NZ Veterinary Association - part 3 of 3
Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie on:
- life after Chief Veterinary Officer at the New Zealand Veterinary Association
- Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa - VAWA
- some of the amazing oppor…
Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie - Conflict, Tension and Veterinary Moral Distress - part 2 of 3
Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie on:
- Conflict, Tension & Moral Distress
- Books Helen's reading and recommends
- Inspiration & aspirational parenting
- + a bit of philosophical discussion
Part 2 of a…
Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie - early career highlights - foot and mouth + M.bovis response teams
Dr Helen Beattie grew up on a South Island Central High Country station before going to Massey University. Her veterinary career started off in a mixed animal clinic in North Otago.
He…
Vet Clinics as Critical Services, Isolating at Work and How to Pay Employees (or not)
This week we’re looking at what vet clinics need to do to navigate Phase 2 of Omicron, what payment options you have for employees who get sick and then a lesson I had last week which, …
NZs borders open - how it impacts vet clinics and overseas qualified vets working in New Zealand
How NZ vet clinics and overseas qualified vets are impacted
In real terms, what difference does this make? In some cases, it’s going to make a HUGE difference, in others, not-so much…
Vet Clinic Employee Engagement - pt 2 - 7 questions to ask in line with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
So far, we’ve looked at the cost of employee turnover – episode 64 – how to lower the cost of churn – employee turnover by starting an Employee Retention Investment Fund at your clinic.
…
Vet Clinic Employee Engagement - the 5P questions - ep 065
Vet Clinic Employee Engagement Index Questions
The second of a multi episode series focussed on helping vet clinics retain the top performing vets and vet nurses in your clinic and then …