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In this episode Dan, Gab, and I talk about hiring next year’s staff: How we recruit, what we look for in new staff and what we do to bring back the all-stars of the summer before.
What did you do at your camp to make the end of summer special?
Tool of the Week – Something that you use to make yourself a better Camp Director
- Travis - Pick Punch
- Dan - Five Most Important Questions book by Peter Drucker
- Gab – Screen grab on a Mac: Shift-CMD-5
- Joe - Tech Soup
Your Hosts:
- Joe Richards, Administrative Director at Pearce Williams Christian Centre
- Travis Allison, Summer Camp Leadership and Marketing Consultant at Walking Maverick
- Dan Weir, Director at Frost Valley YMCA
- Gab Raill, Director at Camp Ouareau
And plus…
- For the best source of summer camp information on Facebook become a fan of CampHacker.
- If you are interested in more educational information about running a summer camp join our free email newsletter for summer camp leaders free email newsletter for summer camp leaders.
Thanks for the evening, friends.
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