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If you've ever posted a job ad and wondered why the right vets and nurses aren't applying — this episode is for you. Something has shifted in how vets and nurses research clinics before they apply. They're not just Googling anymore. They're asking AI. And AI isn't reading your job ad to build its a…
“We’ve tried social media. It didn’t work.” It’s something Julie South hears often from clinics that have already put time and effort into posting, sharing, and trying to build some form of presence online. In this episode of Veterinary Voices, she continues the Where Vet Clinics Get Stuck series b…
"Julie - That’s not how we do things around here.” It’s one of the most honest responses Julie South hears from clinics when new ideas are introduced. In this final episode of the Where Vet Clinics Get Stuck with Their Recruitment series, she looks at why this particular response is different from …
Struggling to get results from your job advertisements? If so, then shining online as a good employer is essential to attracting the types of veterinary professionals who're a perfect cultural fit for your clinic. The VetClin...
“But isn’t this just employer branding, Julie…?” It’s a question that comes up when clinics start looking beyond job ads and into how they’re seen as a place to work. In this episode of Veterinary Voices, Julie South answers that question directly. Because while employer brand marketing and what sh…
Front Desk, Full Team: Stacey Deacon on How Energy Vets Works Day to Day Stacey Deacon didn’t train as a veterinary nurse. She’s a dedicated receptionist — and part of a reception team that sits at the centre of how Energy Vets runs day to day. In this final episode of the Energy Vets REAL+STORY se…
When veterinary clinics start looking at changing how they approach recruitment, certain phrases come up in conversation. They’re usually said under pressure. And they often stop things before they really get going. In this e...
Leadership, Succession, and Coming Home: Kylie Lindsay on Growing People at Energy Vets Kylie Lindsay began her journey with Energy Vets answering after-hours phones. More than twenty years later, she’s Clinic Services Manager, shareholder, and now a director of the Taranaki practice. In this secon…
Struggling to get results from your job advertisements? If so, then shining online as a good employer is essential to attracting the types of veterinary professionals who're a perfect cultural fit for your clinic. The VetClin...
From Client to Clinic Leader: Kylie Lindsay on Energy Vets’ Growth and Team Culture Kylie Lindsay didn’t originally join Energy Vets as a staff member — she joined as a client. Growing up in rural Inglewood with horses and other animals, the clinic (then Inglewood Veterinary Services) cared for the…
When veterinary clinics begin recognising the reactive recruitment cycle, certain phrases often start appearing. They sound practical — but they’re often the cycle defending itself. In this episode of Veterinary Voices, Julie...
Head Vet Nurse Nicky Smith on Team Support, Community, and Life in Taranaki In this REAL+STORY episode of Veterinary Voices, Julie South speaks with Nicky Smith, Head Vet Nurse at Energy Vets in Taranaki. Nicky has worked in veterinary clinics in New Zealand and overseas, including time living in A…
By month five of job advertising, most vet clinics and their teams are exhausted. Posting everywhere didn’t work. Rewriting didn’t work. Spending more didn’t work. But the vacancy hasn’t just stayed a vacancy — it’s started affecting the people who are still there. In this episode of Veterinary Voi…
Energy Vets, Taranaki | Starting Out as a New Grad In this REAL+STORY episode, Julie South speaks with Dr Sieara Claytor, a 2025 graduate working in her very first full-time veterinary role at Energy Vets in Taranaki. Sieara moved from the United States to study in Australia and has now started her…
By month four of advertising, most vet clinics and their teams are exhausted. Posting everywhere didn’t work. Rewriting didn’t work. Spending more didn’t work. So you start trying random things. A Facebook post. Asking your team to share. Updating your careers page. Boosting something for $50… mayb…
Energy Vets, Taranaki | Why Alana Came Back In this REAL+STORY episode, Julie South speaks with vet nurse Alana Howard about why she returned to Energy Vets after starting her nursing career there 20 years ago and then spending years working in Australia. Alana talks about what made coming back fee…
Why Spending More on Job Ads Doesn’t Work By month three of advertising, most vet clinics assume the problem is reach. Not enough applications? Then not enough visibility. Not enough visibility? Spend more. Premium placement. Featured listings. Boosted posts. Maybe even a recruitment agency. But th…
Energy Vets, Taranaki | Growing a Career That Grows With You In this REAL+STORY episode, Julie South speaks with Dr Michelle Gosling about what it looks like to build a long-term veterinary career in one place — and why she n...
When a job ad doesn’t deliver suitable applicants, most clinics assume the problem is the wording. So they rewrite it. Add more detail. Highlight mentoring. Emphasise work-life balance. Polish the benefits. And wait. In this episode of Veterinary Voices, Julie South explores what’s really happening…
Energy Vets | What Makes the Job Work Long-Term (Part 2) Settling into a role is one thing. Staying in it — sustainably — is another. In this episode, Julie South continues her conversation with Dr Sam Armstrong, a mixed animal vet at Energy Vets in Taranaki, looking at what work feels like once th…
This episode begins a new series looking at why the familiar recruitment playbook keeps failing veterinary clinics. Julie South starts with the first and most common response to a vacancy: posting job ads everywhere and hopin...
Energy Vets | Finding Your Feet as a New Grad (Part 1) Starting your veterinary career isn’t just about clinical skills. It’s about how support shows up when you’re new, how questions are handled, and how safe it feels to keep learning — especially when you’re doing it in a new country. In this epi…
Closing the Attraction Gap: Why Knowing Isn't the Same as Doing Most veterinary clinic managers know they should attract people before they need them—but knowing doesn't close the gap between understanding what needs to happen and actually making it happen. In this episode of Veterinary Voices, Jul…
Energy Vets - Taranaki - New Zealand | REAL+STORY A recent graduate’s view of support, mentoring, and staying in the profession When new graduates talk about support, they’re not talking about slogans. They’re talking about ...