More ideas on volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer recognition

Hi All,

Here’s another quick idea for you on:

THOSE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT SELECTION INTERVIEWS

You can read my previous comments about volunteer recruitment selection interviews on previous volunteer management blog posts.




Last week I mentioned that volunteer selection interviews might be more about choosing people we like and who are similar to ourselves.



The question is – are we selecting the best volunteers for the job or the volunteers we like the most?

HOW DO YOU KNOW INTERVIEWS WORK?

Interviews can be a very time consuming way of selecting volunteers. So how do you know whether interviews are effective? As with all selection processes – DON’T ASSUME IT – TEST IT.

TIME TO TEST IT AND NOT JUST MAKE ASSUMPTIONS

For the next six months, what would happen if you stopped interviewing potential volunteers? You simply accepted people as volunteers when the necessary paperwork is completed.

After six months, reassess the situation. How did these non-interviewed volunteers compare to previous volunteers who were interviewed?

If there is very little difference between the two groups then why would so much time still be spent on volunteer recruitment interviews.

Something to think about?

Now you can get hundreds more ideas to really get you thinking in my two books on recruiting, retaining and recognizing volunteers.

Enjoy!

JUDY

Dr Judy Esmond
An International Expert on Volunteering

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