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Public Safety and Military Recruitment Guru Walter Campbell Joins Responder MAX Team
Walter Campbell has joined Responder MAX as a Public Safety Recruitment Specialist with over a decade of experience driving innovative fire and military recruitment and retention strategies.
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Building Community Equity: A Proven Best Practice
When your organization is in need of something from the community, it’s crucial that you’ve first made deposits into the bank of community equity. That equity is not derived from monetary investments, but more importantly, it comes from investments in trust, loyalty, respect, pride and even admiration for the services you provide and the people who provide them.
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Selecting a Social Media Management Model That Works for You and Your Fire Department
You can’t assume that because you have 1,000 followers – that 1,000 people see all of your posts. Post reach is based on engagement and sharing. The algorithms of each platform change frequently and it’s a challenge to keep up. Our Responder MAX team focuses on cracking the code every day.
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Tips for Shooting an Interview-Style Recruitment Video Using a Cell Phone
Learn how to shoot a successful interview-style recruitment video using your cell phone with Responder MAX’s Tiger Schmittendorf's tips.
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How to Recruit at Colleges and Military Bases (It’s Not What You Think)
It’s time to ditch career fairs and start developing relationships.
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New Site Brings Awareness to Volunteer Fire and EMS Recruitment in Harford County, Maryland
Responder MAX partners with Harford County (MD) Volunteer Fire and EMS Association on comprehensive public awareness initiative with the launch of harfordvolunteer.com.
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Watch Ask the Recruiters: Leveraging New Members & Alumni to Attract More Recruits BONUS EPISODE
In this webcast we explore the benefits and cost-effectiveness of leveraging new member announcements, member highlights and alumni spotlights to attract others to join your ranks.
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Watch Ask The Recruiters Episode 2: Back To School Recruitment Special
In this "Back to School Special" episode of the "Ask the Recruiters" video podcast show we will tackle the question of "Is a fire department youth program worth the investment?"
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Watch Ask The Recruiters Episode 1: Coming Out Of Crisis Mode With Winning Fire/EMS Volunteer Recruitment Strategy
This video podcast episode offers creative solutions to volunteer firefighter & EMS recruitment marketing, onboarding and training challenges during COVID-19 and other times of crisis.
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