{"id":866,"date":"2024-01-11T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daysmart.com\/vet\/?page_id=866"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:19:04","slug":"retain-and-recruit-quality-vet-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.daysmart.com\/vet\/retain-and-recruit-quality-vet-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Retain and Recruit Quality Vet Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"no-aside\" >\n    \n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-middle\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-2-font-size\">Retain and Recruit Quality Vet Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Did you know veterinary teams have a yearly average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hound.vet\/guides\/veterinary-practice-staff-retention-guide#:~:text=According%20to%20AAHA's%20Compensation%20%26%20Benefits,32.9%25%20for%20all%20other%20staff.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-focus-primary-color\">turnover rate of 23%?<\/mark><\/a> Constantly hiring staff can chew away at the time and money that could be put towards your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Invest in your long-term growth and take an hour out of your day to watch our webinar on <strong>Thursday, February 1, at 3 PM ET<\/strong> with Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS, owner of the highest-rated animal health and veterinary executive search and recruitment firm in the US &#8211; The VET Recruiter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Tune in live to hear <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-background-primary-color\">Stacy&#8217;s three decades&#8217; worth of experience<\/mark><\/strong> on how to:<br>   \ud83d\udc36 Perfect your interview process to recruit longstanding employees<br>   \ud83d\udc36 Recognize when an employee should be trained and retained<br>   \ud83d\udc36 Know when it&#8217;s time to let a team member go<br>   \ud83d\udc36 And more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fill out the form to register<\/strong> for the webinar before all the spots are gone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efdff5e20bd86a1167100cc6a673a262\"><em><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-focus-primary-color\">Live attendees get early access to our exclusive retention and recruiting guide.<\/mark><\/strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-background-primary-color\"><strong> <\/strong><\/mark><\/em><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-background-primary-color\">\ud83e\udde0<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/assets\/external\/form.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-middle\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-aside\" >\n    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meet Our Speaker <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-border-rounded\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daysmart.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/the-vet-recruiter-stacy-pursell.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-875 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Stacy Pursell<\/strong>, 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 \u201cgo-to expert\u201d in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession for talent-centric solutions, Stacy is a workplace\/workforce expert, Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC), and Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is the founder and CEO of The VET Recruiter, an executive search and professional search firm serving the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession. Stacy has <strong>25+ years of executive search and recruiting experience<\/strong> in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession and has placed more professionals in positions in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession in the United States than any other recruiter. She was the first recruiter to focus exclusively on Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a thought leader and key opinion leader, Stacy has been quoted in CNN, Money Magazine, Today\u2019s Veterinary Business, AAHA, NAVC, AVMA, DVM 360, VIN, The Fountain Report, and Veterinary Practice News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stacy\u2019s philanthropic experience includes her currently serving as an Advisory Board Member for the Professional Science Master\u2019s programs (PSM) at Kansas State University\u2019s Olathe campus and previously serving on the board of directors of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS). She is also on the Kansas Biosciences Workforce Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stacy is also the host of The People of Animal Health Podcast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><div class=\"d-none d-lg-block\" style=\"height:100px\"><\/div><div class=\"d-lg-none\" style=\"height:50px\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Our Speaker Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS, is an internationally respected Executive Search Consultant and Recruiter based in the United &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"page_tag":[65,67],"class_list":["post-866","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retain and Recruit Quality Vet Staff - 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