by Gwendolyn Delavar (Author)
Your Veterinary Dream Team: A Practical Guide to Attracting and Retaining Top Talent is the ultimate roadmap for veterinary practice owners, managers, and recruiters who want to build and sustain a high-performing team in today's competitive talent market.
Finding and keeping great veterinarians, technicians, and support staff has never been more challenging. With more openings than qualified candidates, practices need more than luck to succeed. They need strategy. In this timely and practical guide, veteran recruiter Gwendolyn Lowder DeLavar, founder of VetProCentral and the National Veterinary Talent Acquisition Association (NVTAA), shares proven methods refined over 30 years in veterinary recruiting.
Readers will learn how to...
- Write job postings that attract qualified veterinary candidates.
- Screen resumes and assess culture fit effectively.
- Conduct interviews that uncover true strengths and motivations.
- Partner successfully with external recruiters.
- Create a long-term retention strategy that keeps great team members engaged and loyal.
Packed with real-world insights, ethical recruiting principles, and actionable templates, Your Veterinary Dream Team helps practices stop reacting to staffing shortages and start building stable, thriving teams. Whether you manage a single clinic or a multi-hospital group, this book gives you the tools to recruit smarter, hire better, and retain longer.
Number of Pages: 174
Dimensions: 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: January 27, 2026
