Your Process is the Problem: How to Fix an Outdated Recruiting System

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Location: 205A

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Tanya Wollstein

Sergeant
Vancouver (WA) Police Department
Vancouver, Washington, United States

Speaker(s)

Jaycee Elliott

Business Intelligence Analyst
Vancouver (WA) Police Department
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Kim Kapp

Strategic Communications Manager
Vancouver (WA) Police Department
Vancouver, Washington, United States
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Jeffrey Mori

Chief
Vancouver (WA) Police Department
Vancouver, Washington, United States
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Kathy McNicholas

Commander
Vancouver (WA) Police Department

Many police departments are struggling to recruit and hire new officers. However, many departments have not changed their recruitment and background processes for decades. This presentation will provide concrete, practical, and effective strategies to improve your department’s processes and reach your hiring goals. Through the implementation of these strategies, in one year, the Vancouver Police Department decreased the number of open sworn positions from 14% to less than 1%, increased the number of applicants by 114%, and increased the number of female applicants by 95%.