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Client Services

Our Comprehensive Search Process

Finding an Associate, Potential Partner, or Potential Buyer is getting more difficult than ever before. The number of Optometrists and Ophthalmologists entering the profession is will not keep pace with the needs of the market. In addition, a higher percentage of early career Associate candidates only want a part-time schedule and are not interested in being a Partner or Owner.

It simply does not make sense for you to leave the future of your practice to chance. When you engage ETS Vision to conduct a search for an Associate, potential Partner, or Buyer, or other key member of your practice, we initiate a well-defined, proven process which takes advantage of our National Search capabilities and expertise - capabilities and expertise you simply won't find elsewhere.

The ETS Vision Search Process:

  1. Develop the Search Specification
    1. Initial phone conference
    2. Document the specific needs of the practice and practice owner
    3. Establish the interview process
    4. Develop search strategy/selection criteria
  2. Research & Sourcing
    1. Review all known candidates
    2. Develop candidate and referral list
    3. Initiate internet recruiting campaign – Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com, ETSVision.com, MRINetwork.com, dozens of specialty and academic sites
    4. Initiate internet research – source candidates from across the country using advanced internet search techniques.
    5. Initiate social networking search – identify and source potential candidates using professional and social networking sites
    6. Initiate contact with Optometric and Ophthalmologic Residencies
    7. Initiate contact with Military Doctors who will be ending their commission in the coming months and years.
    8. Network with Optometry School Faculty
    9. Initiate contact with recent and pending Optometry School Graduates
    10. Cold call Associates who are currently practicing in your general area.
  3. Initial Contact, Screening and Evaluation
    1. Initial phone contact
    2. Secondary phone contact/screening
    3. Develop profile of clinical skills and preferences
    4. Identify motivations for change
    5. Identify barriers to making a change
    6. Identify current compensation plan
    7. Request references
    8. Prepare candidate for counter offer
    9. Receipt of paperwork
    10. Write up screening interview summary
    11. Identify candidates to present
    12. License and public criminal records check
  4. Present Candidates – Arrange Interview
    1. Provide the client practice with a written summary of each candidate’s screening interview
    2. Candidate interview preparation
    3. Client interview preparation
  5. Interview Follow-up, Secondary Interviews Set
    1. Debrief candidate
    2. Debrief client
    3. Reference check (if requested)
  6. Final Interview/Contract
    1. Pre-offer conferences, identify and remove obstacles
    2. Determine parameters of offer
    3. Prepare candidate for resignation and counteroffer
    4. Extend offer, gain offer, acceptance, set start date
  7. Relocation Assistance (If Needed)
  8. Ongoing, Employer Follow-up