Simple Hiring Tools to Make the Recruiting Process Easier

Finding and hiring top talent can seem daunting and may even feel like an additional full-time responsibility. To make the process easier, we’ve developed a straightforward, simple marketing strategy that will help you connect with potential new team members, allowing you to focus on what matters most—providing excellent care in your practice. While this page is your guide to your marketing strategy, check out all of the career support available here.

Decide on your recruiting method 

You can use different sites like LinkedIn and Indeed to help find the most qualified candidates for your practice. Make sure your practice profiles on these websites are enhanced with any information or photos that you want potential candidates to see—first impressions are important! 

If you are looking to recruit OD candidates, VSP OD Recruitment Support, a new benefit offered to PECAA Max members on the VSP network, can help you hire ODs with ease and confidence. Learn more.

Create a Job Listing

Your job listing might be the first introduction of your practice to a potential candidate. Here’s an example job listing template: 

1. Clear and concise job title  
2. Opening paragraph that states your practice mission and an introduction to your company culture 
3. Summary of the job description 
4. List of responsibilities 
5. Required qualifications 
6. Benefits that your practice offers to staff 
7. Optional: Contact information – Most hiring websites will offer a messaging feature to communicate with candidates, but if you are open to them contacting you directly, include the name of the hiring manager, email, and phone number. 

Share the news

Use the graphics below to let your patients, staff, and others in the industry know you are hiring. Hang posters in your practice, share on social media, and send newsletters about the positions you are recruiting for. You never know who might know the perfect candidate for your practice!

Be flexible

The recruiting process can feel time-consuming, but if you use the hiring platform resources and allocate a certain timeframe per week, it can be much more efficient. If you are unable to add this to your schedule, work with a staff member to help make this process simpler. 

Communicate with qualified candidates

Once you receive a resume that interests you, be sure to reach out right away. It’s important to respond in a timely matter and communicate with qualified candidates to ensure hiring the perfect match.  

Additional hiring resources:

• My Marketing Minute video: Simple Hiring Tools to Make the Recruiting Process Easier
• Blog: Three Reasons to Get on LinkedIn Now
• Watch our webinar with Dr. Annette Webb on Marketing to Hire Stellar Staff or read about it here.