Staff Recruitment

If you're not already using text messaging as part of your summer camp staff recruitment efforts, check out these reasons to consider doing so and tips on doing so effectively. Disclaimer: The contents of this blog post are not intended to be used with staff/prospective staff under the age of 18.

Highlighted here is a curated collection of great ideas about how to recruit and retain staff — a direct result of the last two years of conferences and various collaborative brainstorming sessions focused on addressing the summer camp staffing crisis.

Research suggests college-aged students are already thinking ahead to employment plans for next summer, so it's important to have conversations about the future with staff you'd like to return to camp next year.

People who have recently completed a gap year may have gained valuable skills that can lead them to be successful in a camp job.

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.

It's not enough to just post online that your camp is hiring — here are tips for creating an experience that will help you recruit staff.

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

Hiring the right people is key to successful camp operations.