by Matt Mattson There’s an old saying that goes, “Fall down seven times. Stand up eight.” We’ve all probably heard that, but when it comes to recruitment, that saying has two very important messages this time of year. 1. Feeling frustrated or disappointed because your recruitment results to this point have been lackluster? I Read More
by Matt Mattson So, I was watching a cartoon that is targeted toward toddlers today. Yes, I admit that. In my defense, my 1 year old daughter was watching in my lap, but I found myself fascinated by the topic and thought it applied really well to Greek Life. Apparently the badger and the bear Read More
by Matt Mattson Dynamic Recruitment doesn’t work if you don’t do it. If you learn it, read about it, come to the programs, shake the presenters hands, and talk about it… you still haven’t done it. We’ve mentioned before that “To know and not to do is not to know.” Here’s a very real story Read More
by Matt Mattson Our regular readers know that Seth Godin (click on pic to the left to go to his blog) is one of our favorite authors and thinkers. His books have changed our lives, and his philosophy on marketing is one we love. We read his blog EVERY DAY, and the last two days Read More
by Josh Orendi During small activities and 1-on-1 meetings (fyi: coffee is awesome for this) with potential new members it’s ideal to close by asking them to share names and numbers of the people in their social network that they consider top notch. Remember: we’re always growing our social network and building our names list. Read More
by Matt Mattson Take a look at yourself. Right now. Seriously, do it. Look in a mirror… what do you see? I’m not talking about the surface “attractiveness” stuff. I’m wondering one thing… WHAT ENERGY ARE YOU SENDING OUT TO THE WORLD RIGHT NOW? You know the members in your organization who are almost always Read More
by Matt Mattson When you look around your campus, do you see success stories? Or do you see the same-old, same-old Greek organizations doing what they’ve seemingly always done? Look around closely at other organizations on your campus? Are they inspiring? Do they challenge your concept of excellence? Or are they just fighting to survive? Read More
by Woody Woodcock Watch this video from www.TheFunTheory.com… This seems to have clear applications to organizational recruitment. For those of you who have been a participant at a Dynamic Recruitment Workshop from Phired Up in the past, raise your hand if you laughed a lot and though it was awesome. Keep your hand up. Now Read More
by Matt Mattson Several members of our team, including me, just read the book Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard. The author, and founder of the company Patagonia, suggests that companies “Tell the people you care about most the good work that you’re doing. That’s what this blog is. I’m proud of our company Read More
by Matt Mattson I got an E-mail recently from a member of Delta Chi Fraternity’s expansion staff (professional fraternity recruiter). There are two great lessons in his E-mail, so I’ll start this blog post by just sharing what he wrote. From: Justin Sherman {Delta Chi HQ} Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:18 AM To: Matt@PhiredUp.com Subject: Greetings! Matt, Hope Read More