Hi John My analysis was based on new recruits who registered as this was the only information I have on which to base my calculations. My main concern was to ensure that all Syndicates had equitable access to the pool of potential volunteers, based on my analysis this seems to be the situation as 23 Syndicates managed to accept new volunteers within the time frame of my analysis . Your familiarisation process seems to be an excellent idea. Regards Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: John Slann <[email protected]> To: Allan Raymond <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 06 August 2004 13:01 Subject: Re: Recruitment >Dear Allan, > >Thank you, your analysis is interesting but I imagine based on new recruits >who have registered. Our syndicate gets it's recruits to hold off >registering until they have completed the first phase their familiarisation >program. In fact we have as you say 5 new recruits, but we have another 5 >part way through. 85% of the 27 new recruits in our first two phases of >recruitment this year have gone through to become fully fledged >transcribers. > >I am happy to confirm that, and to quote you, our syndicate's requirements >are "being adequately met". But we would be happy to take on take on a >higher volume of newcomers > >Kind regards > >John > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Allan Raymond" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:07 AM >Subject: Re: Recruitment > > >> Hi John >> >> I've just done a quick analysis of recruitment since my email response on >27 >> June. >> >> We've had 142 new recruits, spread amongst 23 Syndicates. >> >> One Syndicate took on the highest number of new recruits (16 new recruits) >> with 3 of the Syndicates having 1 new recruit each. >> >> During this period you took on 5 new recruits. >> >> Based on the above and from your recent experience, is your Syndicate >> requirements being adequately met with regards to " when the syndicate >> Mentors can anticipate a new transcriber"? >> >> Regards >> >> Allan Raymond >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Allan Raymond <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Date: 27 June 2004 21:07 >> Subject: Re: Recruitment >> >> >> >Hi John >> > >> >1. The order of Syndicates is random which changes each time you visit >the >> >page. >> > >> >The setting up of the new Syndicates has obviously had the desired effect >> of >> >making sufficient Syndicates available to satisfy the demands of new >> >volunteers. >> > >> >If you feel you are in desperate need of new volunteers please let me >know >> >and I'm sure I can come up with something to help you? >> > >> >2. It was the intention that new volunteers would select the first >> >Syndicate in the list although this isn't a forced requirement on them. >> >Sometimes the description of the Syndicate is the deciding factor as to >> >which Syndicate a volunteer decides to join. >> > >> >3. Strange, I can't recollect seeing (Please choose where you want to >> >help), I'll put a request in to remove this from the page. >> > >> >4. When I set up new Syndicates I set their recruitment flag to >accepting >> >volunteers but also add a comment *** New Syndicate - Not Yet Accepting >> >Volunteers ***. This is purely an administration facility on my part as >it >> >enables me to monitor the correct functioning of new Syndicates during >> their >> >setting up. >> > >> >Allan Raymond >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: John Slann <[email protected]> >> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >Date: 27 June 2004 12:02 >> >Subject: Recruitment >> > >> > >> >>Dear Allan, >> >> >> >>I have been looking at this page: >> >> >> >>http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/list-synd.pl?reader=0 >> >> >> >>Having opened the door to new transcribers a week ago and not yet >getting >> >one, I am intrigued by the order of the syndicates listed. We are >> currently >> >18th in the pecking order of 19. My memory tells me we were higher than >> >that when I checked the page a week ago. >> >> >> >>There seems to be contradictory advice on the page as in different >places >> >it says: >> >> 1.. Please choose the first Syndicate on the list unless there is >> >something in the description that precludes you >> >> 2.. Please choose where you want to help >> >>It also seems strange that a page that is supposed to be dedicated to >> >recruitment includes syndicates with this message: >> >> >> >>" New Syndicate - Not Yet Accepting Volunteers" >> >> >> >>Can you give any guidance on when the syndicate Mentors can anticipate a >> >new transcriber >> >> >> >>Cheers >> >> >> >>John >> >> >> >> >> ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== >> For those in -L mode, to unsubscribe from this mailing list please send >the command UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message to - >> [email protected] >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> > >