https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/10482/recruitment-agencies Wondered if anyone had any thoughts on using recruitment agencies to find staff. I understand they can be expensive if you need a permanent vet as they generally charge a comission based on the employees salary. Are they worth the money or would I been-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/53569?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:05:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:befda56f-970a-44b0-9939-4685787860adHanna Bennett<p>[quote user=&quot;Mark Hedberg&quot;]Speaking as a humble vet, i used Carlton Professional for my last job in practice. I know they charge if you hire the candidate, but they do a lot of prescreening so you interview candidates who are looking to work for practices like yours. (this is me recommending them, not the college. )<div style="clear:both;"></div>[/quote] Surely if someone replies to a job advert they are looking to work in a practice like mine? Admittedly my ad is quite longwinded but for precisely that reason, I want the right person to apply.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/53568?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:03:36 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a9aec265-98d9-4304-ae34-86f728b14d23Hanna Bennett<p>I was thinking the same thing but found that 10-12% of a permanent vet salary was a large chunk of money compared to advertising. Also presume that those candidates that are signed up to the agencies are banned from applying for jobs off their own back which I appreciate saves them the time taken to do so but surely restricts the jobs available to them. We shortlist via email, then phone interview to decide who warrants an actual interview, and i would do the same with a candidate from a recruitment agency as I find you get a lot out of a phone conversation that often saves the time and effort of an interview.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/53565?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:16:21 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a9124c25-d8ce-4654-8f32-3a7eb56c0d27plantagenet<p>I would certainly add to the comments about Carlton, from whom I have sourced locum vets, but other agencies have charged a small fortune for a nurse position with no evident prescreening!&nbsp; I would certainly not use ana agency for permanent staff.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/53564?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:52:34 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9166af20-02f5-4eb8-b4a5-0b5b7025166aClive Ansell<p>I would second that. I have used Carton Professional to find locum work and have always found them helpful and professional.</p> <p>You could advertise on Vetsurgeon.org too <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Hot_smiley.png" alt="Cool" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/53562?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:04:19 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:681c240a-bd9e-45d5-a21c-5d156e9828bbMark Hedberg<p>Speaking as a humble vet, i used Carlton Professional for my last job in practice. I know they charge if you hire the candidate, but they do a lot of prescreening so you interview candidates who are looking to work for practices like yours. (this is me recommending them, not the college. )</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>