Recruiting Yearbook Staffs

RECRUITING YEARBOOK STAFFS: METHODS TO THE MADNESS When does yearbook recruitment begin? Now – no matter when you are reading this. You should always be on the lookout for students who would do well on the yearbook staff. Talk to students individually and look for opportunities during the year to tout yearbook to groups of students. However, the big ramp-up to getting students to take yearbook class or join yearbook club occurs about a month before students sign up for next year’s classes, usually from January to March. Your aim should be to inform students about the opportunities that await them on the yearbook staff, with the goal of getting them to sign up. If yearbook is a club, you still want to convey the same message. A student who wants to join yearbook club needs to think about their course load to make sure they will have time for this extracurricular activity. For successful recruitment, this eBook will explain: • Types of students needed • Methods for recruiting those students • The recruiting process

• How to select the best candidates • Ways to announce next year’s staff

RECRUITING YEARBOOK STAFFS

2 METHODS TO THE MADNESS