**AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsor**  **Recruitment Practices Survey**



### Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey offered by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) AmeriCorps VISTA program. Your feedback about VISTA member recruitment is important to us. Survey results will be used to design recruitment strategies and materials for the VISTA program. 

### The survey should only take about 10 minutes of your time. Your answers will not be used to determine funding decisions or penalize you in any way. If you have questions about this survey, plea se contact VISTAOutreach@cns.gov

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**1.** Which **in -**  **person** methods do you currently use or have used in the past to share recruitment opportunities for VISTAs ? (check all that apply) Community event (please list :______________) Career or job fair College recruitment office Word of mouth to friends and family Word of mouth to current or former VISTAs Word of mouth to colleagues and similar organizations Flyers posted in the community
2. Which **electronic or trad itional media**  do you currently use or have used in the past to share recruitment opportunities for VISTAs ? (check all that apply) Email announcement to colleagues Email announcement to similar organizations Posting on my organization’s website Twitter post Facebook post LinkedIn post Ad in newspaper Professional journals or newsletters
3. Which **websites** do you currently use or have used in the past to share recruitment opportunities for VISTAs ? (check all that apply) MyAmeriCorps portal Hands On Network Local Action Center VolunteerMatch.org Craig’s List Idealist.org Indeed.com Change.org Opportunityknocks.org Monster.com**AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsor**  **Recruitment Practices Survey**

4. What **other methods** do you currently use or have used in the past to share recruitment opportunities for VISTAs?

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5. Do you conduct your **recruitment at certain times a year?** Yes No [hidden: shown if Q5 = yes] What time of year do you conduct recruitment? (check up to 2) Fall (October

- December) Winter (January

- March) Spring (April

– June) Summer (July

-September) 5.1.1. Why do you choose this season(s)?

_______________________________________________________________ 6. On average, h ow many weeks is your **active** recruitment period? 1

- 20, 21+ (drop down menu)
7. During your recruitment period, **on average, how m any hours do**  **you and/or your team spend**  on recruitment activities each week? 0

- 20, 21+ (drop down menu)
8. Who helps you recruit? (check all that apply) VISTA Leader(s) Sub

- site supervisor(s) Organization’s human resources staff No one Other (please list):__

_________ Next page>> **9.** Do you focus your recruitment on specific types of candidates? (yes/no) [hidden: shown if Q9 = yes] Which **types of candidates** do you focus on in selecting a candidate? (check all that apply) People living in the local area People who will have to relocate to your area Experienced workers Recent college graduates Veterans**AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsor**  **Recruitment Practices Survey**

Military friends and family **10.** Do you focus your recruitment on specific s kill sets? (yes/no) [hidden: shown if Q10 = yes] Which **s kills or skill sets**  do you focus on in selecting a candidate? (check all that apply) Business/Entrepreneur Communications: Marketing Communications: Public Speaking Communications: Social media marketing Communications: Writing/Editing Community Organization Computers/Technology: Social med ia marketing Computers/Technology: Website design Conflict Resolution Counseling Database design Disaster Services Education Environment Evaluation Fine Arts/Crafts First Aid Fund raising/Grant Writing Law Leadership Medicine Non

- Profit Management Public Health Social Services Teaching/Tutoring Team Work Trade/Construction Veterans Volunteer Recruitment/Retention Youth Development
11. Do you focus your recruitment on specific p ersonality characteristics ? (yes/no) [hidden: shown if Q11 = yes] Which **p ersonalit** **y characteristics** do you focus on in selecting a candidate? (check all that apply) Adaptable Collaborative Communicative Confident Copes with stress Creative**AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsor**  **Recruitment Practices Survey**

Culturally competent Empathetic Energetic Fair Goal oriented High standards Honest Independent Motivated Multi

-tasker Outgoing Solution focused Self

- starter [hidden: shown if Q9 or 10 or 11 = yes] Please list other types of candidates, skill sets, or personality characteristics:

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12. How would you rate your **success** with VISTA recruitment? [Likert scale] 1= not successful 2=somewhat successful 3=successful 4=very successful **13.** How would you rate your **ease of use** with eGrants/MyAmeriCorps Portal for member recruitment? [Likert scale] 1 = not at all easy 2 = somewhat easy 3 = easy 4 = very easy Next>> 14. What type of effective recruitment practices bring your organization candidates that are a good fit for your community and position ? Why?

___________________ 15. What recruitment challenges have you faced? Why?

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### 16. First Name, Last Name
17. Program Name 18. State (State drop down list)
19. Email (optional)
20. Are you... (check one) Sponsor/Project Director (oversee project at multiple sub

- sites) Single

- site supervisor (oversee a project at one VISTA site and directly supervise VISTAs) Sub

- site supervisor (directly supervise VISTAs at a sub

- site of a larger project) 21. What is the main focus area of your organization’s work? (check all that apply) Education Community a nd economic development Health/nutrition Housing Immigrants/refugees Seniors Environment Veterans Mentoring Disaster recovery/relief Public Safety Prisoner re

- entry Other (please list :)_____________________
22. How many years have you been a VISTA sponsor/supervisor ? 0

- 20+ (Drop down menu)
23. Would you be willing to volunteer to discuss your recruitment methods in detail? Yes No Submit>> Thank you for taking the time to answer the survey. Please know that based on your responses, we may be in touch with follow

- up questions. Your feedback is important to us! If you have questions about this survey, please contact VISTAOutreach@cns.gov

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