Recruiting is Our Lifeblood and YOU Can Help

[RJO]

A wise man once said "A guild that isn't growing, is a guild that is dying".

Recruiting is an important part of sustaining our Chapters. Luckily recruiting is one of the areas that everyone can and is encouraged to help out. Before I give some tips on how you can help recruit, a little bit of a word on what type of person we are looking for.

What type of recruit does the Aureus Knights look for?

This one is a lot simpler than you might imagine: Someone you'd like to play with. The thing that sets Aureus Knights apart from other guilds is that we are a community of friends that lives beyond any one game. The idea is to create connections and friendships that will last not just in this chapter but in the next and the next one and who knows, maybe you'll even invite a Knight or two to your wedding.

So when out in the world playing ask yourself: Is this person I'm about to pitch the guild to someone I and my fellow Knights would enjoy having around?

And now, how can you help out with recruiting?

Always be on the prowl in game

When you are out grouping or questing be on the look out for potential recruits. This doesn't mean you have to be selling the guild to every single person you see but if you find someone who stands out, even if they are already wearing a guild tag, mention that you are part of a great guild that is always looking for a solid member. You can point them towards the website, an officer, or our ventrilo. Anything you can do to create a connection with them that keeps us in their mind and makes it easy for them to follow up.

Bump Them Threads

One of our most reliable sources of recruitment is our recruitment threads on various forums around the internet. We'd ask that our members "constructively bump" these threads as often as they are comfortable and in a manner that doesn't make you look like a dirty spammer.

Reddit - Go here and upvote our recruitment thread!

Guild Wars 2 Guru Recruitment Thread (sadly this thread isn't bumpable)

GW2Fan Recruitment Thread - This thread is bumpable - please do what you can to keep it CONSTRUCTIVELY bumped.

Tell Your Friends

Probably the easiest to do but most often overlooked recruitment method - TELL YOUR FRIENDS! Do you have some buddies who are playing? Point them here and get them involved in our community. You love it here, why wouldn't they?

A final thought...

Recruitment really is something that everyone can get involved with. I know people have different comfort levels but any contribution you make to bringing fresh blood in to the guild goes a long way.

Another really important thing to remember is that despite we are a rather large guild it's never about numbers. Quality should always be our primary driver when it comes to recruits.

[Pops]

We're less then 1 week away! Get your bump on these threads!!

[Slippers]

So if we meet a good recruit in game, I know we should direct them to the website to apply, but in this game we all have the power to hand out guild invites as well, amirite? (Or did they change that?) If we can send invites, if the person expresses serious interest or actually does submit an application, are you saying we should refer them to an officer instead of giving them a guild invite ourselves?

[RJO]

So if we meet a good recruit in game, I know we should direct them to the website to apply, but in this game we all have the power to hand out guild invites as well, amirite? (Or did they change that?) If we can send invites, if the person expresses serious interest or actually does submit an application, are you saying we should refer them to an officer instead of giving them a guild invite ourselves?

Good question ...

The truth is our website is never a requirement. If they want an invite you should provide them with one. At the same time though you should emphasize the importance of our community and the website. We want to get as many as we can on the site because the more activity we have the better!

[Bigcedric]

If there is an officer on at the time, though, let us know so we can get em setup in the recruit process.

[RJO]

If people could try and keep http://www.gw2fans.com/n-american-gu...2-members.html bumped today I'd very happy with you all

[Slippers]

If people could try and keep http://www.gw2fans.com/n-american-gu...2-members.html bumped today I'd very happy with you all

Done for now, maybe someone else could jump on in a few hours?

[neven]

for the few ex guildies i had in wow who still play mmo's would you mind if i give them our google talk room info? might get a few recruits if they see how the chat goes in there :P

[RJO]

for the few ex guildies i had in wow who still play mmo's would you mind if i give them our google talk room info? might get a few recruits if they see how the chat goes in there :P

Oh christ... you've been in there now - you know it is a hive of scum and villainy not reflecting of the guild experience

[neven]

which is perfect for recruitment, think! we can be the next goon squad

*runs for cover and hides*