Prepared by Business Executive Group · October 29, 2026
How to use this resource
Fix the brief before comparing
Give each provider the same work location, role, schedule, clinical responsibilities and approved compensation structure. If the brief changes, update every proposal so your comparison still describes the same job.
Compare deliverables, not adjectives
Ask for a sourcing plan, a sample candidate presentation with personal information removed, the screening questions and a reporting schedule. Write down what the employer still needs to do, including final interviews and credential checks.
Separate a failed criterion from an unanswered one
Mark a requirement confirmed, unsuitable or awaiting evidence. Do not score an unanswered question as proof that a service is absent. Resolve mandatory criteria before deciding which optional features matter.
Record the reason for the decision
Name the decision-maker, proposal version, unresolved conditions and next review date. Keep the agreement with the worksheet so later changes can be compared with what was actually purchased.
A worked example
Illustrative example: Provider A includes sourcing and screening; Provider B supplies a job-ad campaign. Neither is automatically the better purchase. If your manager has time to assess applications, the campaign may fit. If sourcing and initial screening are the missing capacity, compare managed-search proposals instead.
Apply the decision to the actual Baltimore vacancy
Name the street address, municipality and county, and keep Baltimore City neighborhoods separate from Baltimore County places. Baltimore County has no incorporated municipalities in the Census Bureau’s place-by-county file, so Towson, Pikesville, Owings Mills, Cockeysville, Catonsville, Essex and Dundalk are census designated places. Annapolis, Bel Air, Havre de Grace and Westminster are incorporated, while Columbia, Ellicott City, Elkridge, Glen Burnie, Odenton and Eldersburg are census designated places. A mailing name can differ from the Census place: the Census geocoder puts an Annapolis address on Bestgate Road in Parole, an Elkridge address on Marie Curie Drive in Columbia and a Bel Air address on Baltimore Pike in Bel Air North. Coverage on this site is limited to Maryland; a hospital in another state falls under a different licensing authority.
Give the hiring team one brief for each facility, with clinical work, technician delegation, weekend duties and location commitments stated together. Maryland licenses veterinarians from July 1 to June 30 and asks for 18 hours of continuing education every year, so state the renewal date and the support the practice provides. O*NET OnLine, using Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data, lists a median annual wage for veterinarians in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area slightly below the Maryland median and well above the national median, which is context candidates may bring to an offer. The University of Maryland catalog describes a regional DVM program with three years at Virginia Tech and a clinical senior year, and a veterinarian licensed in another state applies under COMAR 15.14.08. This site describes employer hiring coverage without claiming a Baltimore recruiting office.
Give every provider the same hospital address, clinical scope, work schedule, compensation structure and decision dates. Compare the plan for that brief. A result appearing for a city search does not prove a provider has a local office or available candidates there.
Review Baltimore-area hiring context · Assign credential-check responsibilities
Complete your worksheet
Work in this browser, then download your notes. Entries are not sent to BEGHR and are cleared when you reload or leave. Keep candidate names and private records in your approved hiring system.
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