Staff Hiring

A retention bonus is money offered to staff with the goal of giving them incentive to stick around.

Journalism student Dan Gray shares his experience working at camp and interviews camp professionals about the staffing shortage.

It’s not you. With a 3:1 ratio of available culinary positions to applicants, the labor shortage for kitchen staff continues to be a harsh reality. The Bureau of Labor Statistics...

These 10 tips can help you throughout the staff hiring process.

This blog offers tips from three university students about how to recruit college students as camp staff.

These tips can help you increase your job post visibility and attract more prospective staff candidates.

This virtual event on October 20, 2026, will focus on recruitment hurtles and practical strategies to fill your camp team with the right people. Get 30-day access to all session recordings so you can learn at your own pace.

The survey asked questions about enrollment and campers, camp staff, and budget and operations.

The "This or That" game encourages folks to make a decision given only two choices. We invite you to think about each “this or that” with regards to your own staffing strategies to gain insight for the upcoming recruiting season.

When is the optimal time to recruit for staffers who are not familiar with your camp, or maybe even with the camping industry in general?