Job Description

The SPM will work directly with the Dir. of TA & LD, the Talent Acquisition Managers and partner with our Regional Operations team and hospital leaders to anticipate and meet the continuously evolving veterinary staffing needs of our hospital network. The position will engage with current veterinary students, technician students and university staff as prospective candidates through various on-campus and virtual initiatives. The SPM will nurture relationships to eventually bring candidates on board at one of our practices as a veterinary student extern and then eventually an active career opportunity candidate. The position will manage ongoing relationships with our veterinary university partners and Student Ambassador Representatives. The position will also have significant interaction with our regional managers and hospital leaders (doctor partner and practice manager) across each practice in our network. Join us and work in a collaborative environment, leveraging your strong network skills, sales experience, excellent sourcing expertise and customer service to find the very best veterinarian talent for our partner hospitals.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Full involvement in the consultation and recruiting process of veterinary and technician students: from outreach to consultation to engaging as a career opportunity candidate, through to the start date.
• Assist in developing and implementing strategic university initiatives for recruiting diverse student talent across our multi-state network.
• Coordinate and help schedule interviews; provide communication summary of candidate conversations to both partner hospital and Regional Management Team
• Applicant phone screening; qualify potential student candidates for geography preference, hospital preferences, communication skills and soft skills
• Engage and frequently communicate with university faculty network to maintain strong ties with the schools
• Advertise and manage open student position requisitions across industry hiring platforms on behalf of practices.
• Regular follow up with respective TAM, partner veterinarians and Regional Managers to ensure timeliness of the externship and recruitment process
• Veterinary and technician student community consultation and outreach to engage externship and career opportunity candidates.
• Help continue to build and maintain a robust Applicant Tracking System and Recruiting CRM with relevant metrics and candidate data.
• Engage in all student staffing related activities and externships and participate as needed in cross functional projects
• Attend veterinary college events across the network, including career fairs and student ambassador initiatives or other (up to 50% travel may be expected once campuses resume normal on-site events again)

Exempt Position

Salary: Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Compensation will consist of a base salary and performance-based variable pay opportunities. We also offer a robust set of medical, non-medical and retirement benefits that we encourage our employees to take advantage of.

Qualifications

Skillset

• Strong communication, team-building and leadership skills
• Highly organized and able to manage time effectively. Able to work independently, remotely and with a team.
• Ability to think creatively and market: think outside of the box to set us apart and/or catch a candidates attention.
• Prior recruiting experience for a multi-site operator in the veterinary, dental or medical industries preferred.
• Persuasiveness- When engaging a potential new candidate, you actively listen and tailor your approach to specific candidates or specific needs while understanding the limits of persuasion vs being pushy
• Self-starter that is excited to work in an entrepreneurial environment and can take initiative while still being part of a team environment.
• Professional in-person and phone presence required, and industry knowledge preferred to help communicate our hospitals and value propositions favorably to students who are likely considering multiple opportunities.
• Previous experience pipelining specific roles and capabilities as well as building and nurturing relationships and talent pools in service of future hiring needs.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.

Additional Information

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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