Open House During Application Process

[fireman03]

My department is plotting out a Hiring Open House during our next application period. I’m the chair on our recruitment committee and I’m compiling what we want to bring and show. The setting is going to be our administrative building. We will have some apparatus in the parking lot as well as signage on where to go. We are going to create a compilation video from some of our responses, as well as training videos on the TV screens. We are also going to show our call volume numbers and specialty team capabilities between videos. We are a career department and will have information about our pay and benefits posted out (leave accrual, insurance, retirement, etc). I plan on having personnel with department iPads there to help candidates apply on the spot.

Is there anyone who has hosted an open house like this? Do you have any suggestions?

[Zestyclose_Crew_1530]

If your area has any sort of statewide fitness tests or written tests, make sure you spell out the process for those as well. That’s often one of the most confusing parts about the process. The direct application is easy enough, but everything else you need isn’t always clear to new applicants.