Questions to ask the potential Vet?

RE: Questions to ask the potential Vet?

Celine — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 08:52:17 GMT

Ask them about a case where they had a challenging owner (the case itself is almost irrelevant) and ask how they dealt with that situation.

RE: Questions to ask the potential Vet?

Sal the 1st — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:41:51 GMT

[quote user="NickyVN"]

I've met a few vets who don't actually seem to like animals very much!!

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yep there are a few of those around !

RE: Questions to ask the potential Vet?

Nicola Smith — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:34:03 GMT

Maybe have a staff/practice pet floating around so you can see how they interact. I've met a few vets who don't actually seem to like animals very much!!

RE: Questions to ask the potential Vet?

Sal the 1st — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 22:48:19 GMT

try asking them about a case they handled that they were particularly pleased with and what made the case so pleasing - yes it will tell you about their veterinary prowess but it will also give you some inkling on how they interact with other members of the practice and owners - if its all me, me, me of I, I, I and no mention of anybody else there should be a little warning bell tinkling in the background

RE: Questions to ask the potential Vet?

Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:18:00 GMT

[quote user="SharonSP"]I am happy with the stuff such as 'confidence with surgical procedures, confidence with diagnosis etc', but what other things would you ask to ensure we get the right candidate?[/quote]

Hmm - well my first thought (and granted that this is with precisely zilch experience in interviewing), is that much of the feedback I get is about how hard it is to hire the right VS. A bit of a seller's market at the moment.

If that's the case for you (obviously a practice in the Hebrides is probably going to find it harder to recruit than one in, say, Birmingham), then I would say it's important to frame your questions in such a way that they 'sell' the job to the applicant as much as the other way around.

I did some research amongst veterinary surgeon jobseekers (very similar to the one I did amongst VN jobseekers), which is here: https://www.vetsurgeon.org/agContent/news/jobseeker-survey-v3.pdf

For example, perhaps a question or two which provides YOU with the opportunity to convey stuff about (for example) teamwork at your practice as much as it is to assess their level of 'team spirit'.

Just a thought, and as I say, I'm not what you'd call spectacularly well-qualified to advise!

RE: Questions to ask the potential Vet?

PSA-David — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:37:20 GMT

rather than just general questions, it maybe worth presenting the potential vet with a scenario/ case, as this would give an indication as to the mentality or way of thinking