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3. DAY: Recruiting the volunteers, supervision

We started our third  day with a game of energizers activities, to be well awake :). The game consisted of our ability to act quickly and accurately. We went on to the subject of recruiting and selecting where we learned the basic way of interviewing someone and what is important to keep in mind when interviewing a volunteer. After this first period  we had  our pause for coffee . After  the break  we were divided into groups and each one was given a task, in which we would somehow have to put up an advertisement for the hiring of a volunteer (newspaper, radio, Facebook etc). Before lunch each group presented their work. At one we had our lunch break . In the afternoon, and after our announcements we prepared ourselves to interview our candidates with real interviews. After all groups were done Cosmin gave us his feedback, with tips to improve the way we interview  our volunteers. Before the afternoon break each of us had to wright down on a piece of paper what was our opinion of each other in the group , we were given a helping hand with some adjectives . this was Induction and Training. It’s important for each person to have a feedback our her or himself, so that we know what to improve . 

After our break we talked about Support for volunteers. We ended our working day at 7 pm .

Then we divided into the reflection groups, which we’ll hold every day before the dinner to evaluate the whole day.  Our reflection time took place at a half past six. After the dinner, we had our second intercultural evening everyone brought delicious food to taste, and we learned a lot about each other’s countries and traditions. The evening ended with good mood and music.

Author of the article: Genoveva (Portugal)





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