Staffing The Mission Podcast by Safeguard Recruiting
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We bring on our videographer, Carl Kriss, to unpack the documentary-style approach we use to create authentic law enforcement recruiting videos. Carl shares how his background in documentary filmmaking leads with listening first: aligning on the department’s vision, choosing the right officers to feature, running one-on-one pre-interviews, and building relationships
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In the first episode of a series, Travis Yates and Doug Larsen will discuss, step by step, a law enforcement agency they are helping in real time. Follow this series of episodes to learn, month to month, how we solve law enforcement recruiting for agencies.
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The Los Angeles Police Department is in the middle of a recruiting and staffing crisis. Despite years of efforts and millions spent on marketing, the agency remains at its lowest staffing in 30+ years. On this episode of Staffing The Mission, Travis Yates and Doug Larsen discuss the history of
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This is part two of our five-year podcast special. In this episode, we break down why massive overtime budgets are a warning sign that staffing systems are failing, not a long-term fix. We lay out the numbers behind cost per hire, explain why hiring bonuses often don’t change outcomes, and
In this episode, Doug Larsen and Travis Yates discuss how small agencies can recruit with less resources than larger agencies. From leveraging technology to automation, SAFEGUARD Recruiting has launched numerous police hiring campaigns for agencies of all sizes with tremendous results.
In this episode, Travis Yates and Doug Larsen discuss the importance of agencies writing request for proposals correctly so that they can actually staff their agencies full. You can download our guide to writing effective proposals here.
One thing that makes SAFEGUARD Recruiting different is our background in law enforcement combined with our unique perspective on what agencies need to fully staff. Travis Yates and Doug Larsen have over 50 years of law enforcement experience and they not only recruited inside agencies, but have taken that success
Join Travis Yates on the latest SAFEGUARD Recruiting Podcast where he discusses the importance of urgency in law enforcement recruiting. The idea of urgency is not new and it's a psychological trigger that gets people to finally take action. After 500+ recruiting campaigns, SAFEGUARD Recruiting has dialed in this important
In this episode, Dr. Travis Yates discusses how culture of an agency begins with recruiting and how that can lead to improved culture within the organization. Culture isn’t just built from within, recruiting and marketing shape it from the outside. By showing the full spectrum of what your agency does
Travis Yates and Doug Larsen join together to discuss how first responder recruiters can recruit modern day candidates by treating them like athletes. If you want to attract, convert, and retain quality candidates, especially passive prospects, you need a recruiting playbook that emphasizes relationship-building, clear communication, and smart use of
Join Doug Larsen and Travis Yates as they continue their webinar on the five things that law enforcement agencies can immediately implement to improve their recruiting and hiring. These are practical and actionable steps that every agency can use to attract and hire the next generation of law enforcement officers.
Join Doug Larsen and Travis Yates as they discuss five things that law enforcement agencies can immediately implement to improve their recruiting and hiring. These are practical and actionable steps that every agency can use to attract and hire the next generation of law enforcement officers. After running 400+ recruiting
Doug Larsen and Travis Yates discuss how data can help agencies staff full. The key to success and using resources wisely is the measure the right things. Undersstanding how many contacts it takes to get applications and how many applications it takes to get one hire will permit every agency