Questions to ask any recruiting provider
Evaluate the provider against your actual role and hospital requirements. Request clear answers and written terms rather than relying on a generic ranking.
- Who sources candidates and what screening is performed?
- What will our practice need to do during the search?
- What becomes payable if the search does not result in a hire?
Prepare the role brief
Write down the information a candidate needs to evaluate the position before the search begins.
- Name the discipline and the required specialist credentials.
- Describe equipment, referral relationships and supporting staff.
- Define clinical autonomy, service development and on-call expectations.
Plan the work location in Philadelphia.
Keep Philadelphia neighborhoods separate from the townships and boroughs of the surrounding Pennsylvania counties. Several place names, such as Springfield, Doylestown and Newtown, refer to more than one municipality, so the brief should name the county and municipality. Coverage on this site is limited to Pennsylvania; a hospital in New Jersey or Delaware falls under a different state licensing board.
Give the hiring team one brief for each facility, with clinical work, support staffing, weekend duties and location commitments stated together. For regional positions, list the hospitals, planned visits and how schedule changes are communicated. This site describes employer hiring coverage without claiming a Philadelphia recruiting office.
Review Philadelphia-area recruiting coverage →Plan Pennsylvania credential checks before the start date.
The Department of State also explains how to verify a professional license. Assign a person to verify status, record the date and resolve questions with the State Board of Veterinary Medicine. Check any additional specialty credentials required by the employer with the issuing organization.
Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS) license search · Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Confirm the service and terms with BEGHR.
Define a Philadelphia veterinary specialist search around clinical discipline, referral relationships, equipment and team support.
Read the service scope · Review the recruiting process · BEGHR veterinary placement