Seafort
Made His Bed, Is Now Lying In It
All,
CNRC has made pushes to get feedback on the state of recruiting. Those at the top have, as many parts of the Navy, engaged in social networking in order to both make information dissemination more efficient, but also to better receive and understand feedback from those it recruits.
To that end, I plan to draft a treatise on some of the main issues affecting officer candidate applicants today, and would like to know:
1) How long, from first contact to present/and or final select has the process taken?
2) What is your perception of that length of time?
3) How did you initially come into contact with your recruiter?
4) How far away from your recruiter are you?
5) On a scale of 1 to 10, how responsive would you say your recruiter is? 1 being barely responsive, 10 being responds almost immediately.
6) On a scale of 1 to 10, how informative would you say your recruiter is? 1 being that you've done all the research yourself, 10 being that the recruiter has spent time answering all your questions and explaining what each requirement is and how it must be met (Note: 10 is not "hand-holding") to your satisfaction.
7) Have you ever changed recruiters for any reason, and if so, why?
8) Have you ever felt you needed to contact anyone above your recruiter (OPO, XO, CO, etc) for any reason?
9) How do you feel your concerns were handled when you did?
10) If there is one (reasonable) part of the process you feel could have been handled better, what is it?
I must insist that you keep your answers as generic as possible if you participate. I don't want names, Naval Recruiting Districts, cities, states, etc. Any personally identifiable information at all is unnecessary. Your answers will be aggregated to help me draw a picture of a highly motivated segment of the applicant pool and so specifics are unneeded.
Fleet applicants: feel free to weigh in. I understand my questions are set up for answers from civilian applicants, but your experiences are also welcome and encouraged. Again, no specifics.
If you feel your views may be too identifiable, do not post them.
Thank you for your time.
CNRC has made pushes to get feedback on the state of recruiting. Those at the top have, as many parts of the Navy, engaged in social networking in order to both make information dissemination more efficient, but also to better receive and understand feedback from those it recruits.
To that end, I plan to draft a treatise on some of the main issues affecting officer candidate applicants today, and would like to know:
1) How long, from first contact to present/and or final select has the process taken?
2) What is your perception of that length of time?
3) How did you initially come into contact with your recruiter?
4) How far away from your recruiter are you?
5) On a scale of 1 to 10, how responsive would you say your recruiter is? 1 being barely responsive, 10 being responds almost immediately.
6) On a scale of 1 to 10, how informative would you say your recruiter is? 1 being that you've done all the research yourself, 10 being that the recruiter has spent time answering all your questions and explaining what each requirement is and how it must be met (Note: 10 is not "hand-holding") to your satisfaction.
7) Have you ever changed recruiters for any reason, and if so, why?
8) Have you ever felt you needed to contact anyone above your recruiter (OPO, XO, CO, etc) for any reason?
9) How do you feel your concerns were handled when you did?
10) If there is one (reasonable) part of the process you feel could have been handled better, what is it?
I must insist that you keep your answers as generic as possible if you participate. I don't want names, Naval Recruiting Districts, cities, states, etc. Any personally identifiable information at all is unnecessary. Your answers will be aggregated to help me draw a picture of a highly motivated segment of the applicant pool and so specifics are unneeded.
Fleet applicants: feel free to weigh in. I understand my questions are set up for answers from civilian applicants, but your experiences are also welcome and encouraged. Again, no specifics.
If you feel your views may be too identifiable, do not post them.
Thank you for your time.