Recruitment & Retention
Finding, signing up and keeping volunteer and career members: recruiting strategy, applicant follow-up, onboarding and retention for fire, EMS and law enforcement.
2022 Recruitment: 4 Tips to Think About
Here are four recruitment tips for departments to think about as we gear up for 2022.
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How to Break the First Rule of Volunteer Fire/EMS Recruitment, Successfully!
Sharing your volunteer fire department’s full application on your recruitment website instead of making first contact via a simple online inquiry form can be too much information–too soon for some applicants. There’s a better way to collect leads and move prospects to the next step without missing out on connecting with your next candidate for membership.
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Enlisting Military Marketing Ideas into Your Volunteer Fire & EMS Recruitment Efforts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FIRST WAVE: Mounting a Day-by-Day Campaign A recent highly-unscientific analysis of a single day-per page National Guard Desk Calendar revealed some interesting insight into military marketing. While there’s no contesting that the United States Armed Forces would win any recruitment war mounted against them, what can the fire service learn from their messaging, marketing
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Change is Inevitable for Recruiting in the Post-Pandemic Society
Recruitment and Retention Strategist Walter Campbell discusses how recruiting has changed due to COVID-19 and offers tips on recruiting as departments return to normal.
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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 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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