Created comprehensive Google Form template for staff recruitment pre-screening.
PURPOSE:
- Filter quality applicants before Discord DMs
- Collect structured information upfront
- Automatic tracking via Google Sheets
- Professional application process
POSITIONS:
- Builders (2-3)
- Social Media Helper (1)
FORM SECTIONS:
1. Basic Information (all applicants)
- Name, Discord, email, role, referral source
2. For Builders (conditional)
- Portfolio link (required)
- Building experience and specialties
- Modded Minecraft experience
- Fire/Frost aesthetic understanding
- Technical skills checklist
3. For Social Media Helper (conditional)
- Social media management experience
- Platform expertise
- Content creation skills
- Fire/Frost brand understanding
4. Availability & Commitment (all applicants)
- Time commitment (5-20+ hrs/week)
- Schedule details
- Motivation and questions
5. Acknowledgment
- Volunteer position understanding
FORM FEATURES:
- Conditional questions (show based on role)
- Required fields ensure complete applications
- Portfolio/work examples captured
- Skills assessment via checkboxes
- Fire/Frost philosophy understanding tested
INTEGRATION:
- Google Form → Google Sheet (automatic)
- Sheet shared with Michael, Meg, Claude
- Claude creates summaries in docs/recruitment/applications.md
- Review process streamlined
WORKFLOW:
1. Applicant sees recruitment ad
2. Clicks form link
3. Completes 5-10 minute application
4. Response goes to Google Sheet
5. Team reviews structured applications
6. Strong candidates contacted via Discord
RECRUITMENT AD UPDATE:
- Replace 'DM @frostystyle' with form link
- Professional pre-screening process
- Questions still welcome via Discord
NEXT STEPS:
1. Create form at forms.google.com
2. Copy/paste questions from template
3. Configure settings (limit 1 response, collect emails)
4. Test form submission
5. Get shareable link
6. Update recruitment ad
7. Post to communities
TIME TO CREATE: ~15-20 minutes to build form
BENEFIT: Filters serious applicants, structured data, professional process
Fire + Frost + Foundation 💙🔥❄️
Created detailed onboarding guide covering:
- Pre-arrival preparation
- Day 1 welcome and access setup
- Orientation documentation and calls
- First week assignments (role-specific for Builders vs Social Media)
- Weekly rhythms and ongoing integration
- Red flag identification
- Onboarding completion criteria
- Feedback collection process
- Template emails and communications
Ensures new staff members feel welcomed, equipped, and integrated
into Firefrost Gaming culture from day one.
Task: Staff Recruitment Launch (Tier 0)
FFG-STD-002 compliant
Created comprehensive prerequisites guide for Staff Recruitment Launch:
- Complete checklist for incentive instance provisioning
- Application review criteria and process
- Interview questions for Builders and Social Media Helper
- Test project assignments
- Communication templates (6 templates covering all scenarios)
- Application tracking spreadsheet template with scoring system
- Posting strategy and timeline
Also added PROJECT-INSTRUCTIONS.md:
- Complete project instructions for Claude.ai project settings
- Includes git access protocol hardcoded
- Accessibility requirements
- Infrastructure overview
- Working standards and communication style
Ready to support posting recruitment ad when prerequisites complete.
Task: Staff Recruitment Launch (Tier 0)
FFG-STD-002 compliant
Reflects The Guardian's prerequisites from discord-recruitment-ad.md:
1. Provision incentive instances (private servers for recruits)
2. Define application review process
3. Finalize recruitment ad decisions
Task captures:
- Recruitment for 2-3 Builders + 1 Social Media Helper
- Prerequisites checklist from Guardian's bottom notes
- Reference to recruitment ad in docs/planning/
- Application process and onboarding workflow
Status: PLANNING (need to provision incentive instances first)
Priority: Tier 3 - Content & Community
Files added:
- docs/tasks/staff-recruitment-launch/README.md
- Updated docs/core/tasks.md (v3.1, Task #29, total 29 tasks)
