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Recruitment Officer Tip #2: Guild Guide for Recruits

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I made a post back in July with some recruitment tips and on how to stay organized when keeping recruits in order etc. If you’re interested in that post, you can find it here! I wanted to make a new post though about something that I added to the guild forum section to help out new recruits, and thought maybe it might be something other recruiters would want to add! After someone is accepted into the guild I reply to their topic letting them know the status of their app and to request an invite in game into the guild. But then I started to realize that joining a guild right at the beginning can be a little over whelming so I created a guild guide to help ease that transition and wanted to share the basics of it with other officers. So I started to include a link that contained the guild guide, so here’s the format for one I made for Premeditated.

Now I knew I wanted the guide to be as easy to read as possible. It’s a sticky topic in the “raiders” section and each section is split into groups with the titles bolded and underlined for easy reading and access. Here’s what is included in ours. Obviously you don’t have to include all of this since it depends on your guild and of course feel to add in your own sections!

Intro

A basic intro and congratulating them on getting into the guild. Mentions that this guide is to help transition them into the guild as easily as possible but that if they have any questions about the guild, this guide, or anything else to please not hesitate to ask.

Raid Times

Raid times are clearly stated. Also lets them know how to let us know in advance that they won’t be able to make a raid (via the AFK section of the forums) and any expectations that we have. For instance, I like for raiders to be on 10-15 minutes before raid time and to have flasks, potions, extra food just in case, and coins.

Break Time

Since we do raid 3-4 hours a night we do take a raid break so I have a section discussing generally when it is, how long it is, and that everyone should be back on time. Also contains information on what to do in case they need to step away during non break times, which happens and is to be expected.

Loot System

Clearly state the loot system we use and if you’re like us as use one that requires an addon be sure to include the link to it. Cover any all rules when it comes to loot (MS verse OS) and how loot will be handled with trials.

Required Addons

If your guild requires any addons be sure to include their names and links. If they guild does not include any, feel free to suggest some!

Heroic Kill Videos

Since we are a 14/14 H guild and no longer are progressing on fights I have a section that includes all videos on youtube that we have of boss kills. This allows trials to see what strategies the guild uses and helps them learn a fight.

Weak Auras

One addon that we as a guild encourage our raiders to use is Weak Auras, and because of this I have a section dedicated to any recommended strings (like for malice on Heroic Garrosh) for specific boss fights in case they want access to them. They’re also encouraged to talk to similar classes/specs for any additional strings that they may have for encounters or the class itself.

Raiders that Stream

We also have a section of raiders that stream in case a trial is not in for a certain boss fight they’re encouraged to watch us handle the mechanics live and hang out in vent during raid time. This allows them to see the boss fight first hand and hear how we handle it in an attempt to help them learn the fight a little more easily.

Of course the guide isn’t perfect, I can’t force trials to read it and to watch our kill videos, ask questions, etc. but I know that as a recruiter I have done my job to allow them to have the tools to succeed in the guild. If a trial chooses to not use them, then that’s on them not me! (281 views)


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