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Summer hiring doesn't have to be chaos.

Last summer, YMCA Dallas had every position filled. The year before, they were offering bonuses just to get people to show up. We sat down with Suzanne and Deb to find out what changed.

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Suzanne Goswick
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
YMCA Metropolitan Dallas
17 years in YMCA HR. Has filled every summer role at Dallas three years running.
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Deb Tallo
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
YMCA Gateway Region
Cut voluntary turnover by nearly half. Runs one of the country's largest YMCA regions.
"We haven't been short-staffed since we started using this process."
SUZANNE GOSWICK · YMCA DALLAS
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A glimpse from the webinar
The pain points every hiring lead nodded along to.
Live-polled during the session, discussed throughout the recording.
Live poll results
What's your biggest summer hiring challenge?
Candidate ghosting
68%
Not enough apps
51%
High turnover
44%
Inside the 60 minutes
Five things that actually move the needle on summer hiring.
01.
Fully staffed
Dallas went from short-staffed to fully covered — without bonuses.
02.
Lower turnover
Gateway cut voluntary turnover from 25–30% down to 17.9%.
03.
Three questions
The screening framework both YMCAs use for every single hire.
04.
Win the reply
How to get candidates to answer before competitors do.
05.
Beat ghosting
What to do about no-shows — and why it's getting worse.
300hrs+
lost every summer to screening candidates who never show up
17.9%
voluntary turnover at YMCA Gateway, down from 25–30%
0bonuses
paid by YMCA Dallas last summer — every position still filled
In good company
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