Veterinary Voices
Veterinary Voices is for veterinary clinic owners who want to hire Their Kind of People—and want vets and nurses to recognise them as Their Kind of Clinic.
For years, hiring gave vet clinics two options: run a job ad or don’t. Veterinary Voices is about the third: sharing culture stories consistently, so the right vets and nurses can get to know your clinic before you’re recruiting.
Hosted by Julie South, founder of VetClinicJobs, each episode explores the Decision Gap: the space between a job advert and a job application, where vets and nurses research your clinic and decide for themselves whether it could be Their Kind of Clinic.
You’ll hear REAL culture stories from vets and nurses, along with practical guidance for recognising the everyday experiences that reveal how a clinic genuinely operates—how people support each other, respond under pressure, make decisions and live the values displayed on the clinic wall.
You’ll learn which stories to share, how to turn those experiences into credible recruitment evidence, and how to remain recognised by vets and nurses who may be keeping an eye out for their next career move.
If you want your “great culture” to be something vets and nurses recognise instead of something you claim, this is your show.
Veterinary Voices
Latest Episodes
The Harder Your Clinic Is to Understand, the Easier It Is to Keep Scrolling — 288
A vet or nurse may begin researching your clinic months before you advertise a vacancy. They’re not necessarily ready to apply—but they may already be deciding whether yours is a clinic worth remembering.If the answers they nee...
Your Clinic Says “Respect.” What Happens When a Client Starts Shouting? - ep 287
A client begins shouting at someone on reception. A colleague steps between them, and the clinic leader backs the team by respectfully ending the client–clinic relationship. The value on the wall may say “respect”—but what...
Your Job Ad Says 'Supportive Team.' But Who Are They? - ep 286
Your Job Ad Says "Supportive Team." But Who Are They?A new grad dreading her first large bitch spay asks a senior vet to be on hand. The senior vet watches quietly, steps in only when it gets tricky, then trusts her t...
The Cake Problem: Why Your Best Recruitment Evidence Is the Stuff You Never Think to Mention - ep 285
"The Cake Problem": Why Your Best Recruitment Evidence Is the Stuff You Never Think to MentionEvery Thursday, one vet bakes a cake for the Large Animal team meeting. Nobody asked her to. It's not in her job description. And it's e...
The Message vs The Moment: Why 'Small, Hardworking, Friendly Team' Doesn't Work - 284
The R in REAL+CULTURE+STORY: Why "Great Team" Job Ads Don't WorkOne letter. One question every vet clinic job ad needs to answer: is what you're claiming real, or is it just window dressing?In episode one of a new series, J...