"Staff Recruiting & Retention: Strategies that Work"

Today, summer is a time of resume building for college students; a time to gain experience and skills that will help them get a job in a competitive market after college. This session will provide an insiders perspective on how to reach out to today's college students. Topics of discussion will include successful strategies for making your pitch to students, as well as how to work with Campus administrative offices and student organizations. We'll discuss translating camp responsibilities and experiences into valuable resume building skills, and strategies to retain staff year after year.

Chandlee Bryan, Director of Career Services, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College

“Recognizing and Dealing with Sexual Abuse”

Brad will present a short general overview about issues currently confronted by for-profit and not-for-profit camps from several areas of interest.
He will then focus the session on prevention and recognition of sex abuse - whether it has occurred at home or at camp. He will cover staff training, recognizing the issue, screening staff, reporting requirements, etc. He will provide practical suggestions regarding policies and practices to avoid problems before they occur.

Bradford E. Cook, Attorney

“Personnel Issues Facing Camp”

This employment session will be on hiring, firing, discipline, annual reviews, international staff immigration issues and the like

James Reidy, Attorney