Course curriculum

    1. The Top 5 Mistakes Most Vets Make When Hiring – And How to Avoid Them

    2. Hiring Success Roadmap

    3. Top 5 Hiring Mistakes Quiz

About this course

  • $45.00
  • 3 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Hiring is one of the most critical—and challenging—tasks for any veterinary practice leader

Hiring the wrong person doesn’t just create stress - it impacts your culture, your team morale, client experience, and long-term practice growth. Yet many veterinary practices still rely on recruitment processes that make poor hiring decisions more likely. In this practical webinar, Dr Dave Nicol reveals the top five hiring mistakes most veterinary leaders make and shares proven strategies to help you avoid them. From creating job adverts that attract the right people to improving interviews, candidate selection, and onboarding, this session will help you build a stronger, more aligned team.

What You'll Learn

In this practical session, Dr Dave Nicol breaks down the recruitment mistakes that quietly damage veterinary practices - and the systems that help leaders hire with greater confidence and consistency.

  • The 5 most common hiring mistakes veterinary leaders make

  • How to write job adverts that attract the right candidates

  • Practical strategies to identify and hire the best fit for your team

What You'll Get

Alongside the webinar, you’ll receive practical recruitment frameworks and tools designed to help you improve your hiring process immediately.

  • Access to The Hiring Success Roadmap resource

  • A clearer structure for improving recruitment and interviews

  • Actionable strategies to strengthen onboarding and team culture

Meet your instructor

Founder & CEO Dr Dave Nicol

Dr. Dave Nicol is a veterinary leadership expert with over 20 years of experience running successful, values-led veterinary practices. He is the owner of Roundwood Vets and the founder and CEO of the Veterinary Leadership Academy, all built with culture, clarity, and sustainability at their core. Dave has coached hundreds of veterinary leaders around the world, written three books including So You’re A Vet… Now What?, and hosts two of the profession’s longest-running podcasts. He was voted VMX Practice Management Speaker of the Year in both 2019 and 2024.

What leaders say about learning with Dr. Dave

“Very funny, engaging, and charismatic. Information was extremely helpful and will be put into practice.”

“Amazing speaker. Fun and informative all in one.”

“Absolutely fantastic speaker. Engaging and fun. Have loved all of his lectures!”