On Tuesday afternoon and evening the first phase of a rather involved process took place, the physical ability test. The test was run in the afternoon as well as the evening in order to give all recruits the opportunity to take the test regardless of their work schedules. A total of 26 people took and passed the test. This is the first year that everyone who took the test passed it.
Next up for these 26 potential recruits was the written test. The test was given at two different times yesterday. Each session lasted 4 hours and involved a variety of written evaluations from math skills to reading skills to map reading skills. The tests are administered by our HR staff and then sent off for scoring. Our HR staff is excellent and a HUGE help with our process. We will get the results later this week and move the successful candidates on to the oral interview portion of our process next week.
The process seems involved and it is. We are looking for the very best people we can find who also have the ability to make a long-term commitment to our organization. Given the fact that we started the process with 26 people, I would estimate that we will get 10 to 15 finalists. This is short of our goal of adding 25 new people during this process, but it is still a good start to our overall goal of increasing our staffing from 75 to 95 volunteers. We will evaluate having another recruiting drive this fall.
I promised pictures in my early posting this week, but forgot my digital camera when I went to observe the ability test. It could be my forgetfulness is from the cold I have been battling or just being 45 years old and in a hurry……
