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In The Scope: Kedzie

Posted by QuinoaAOC on 14/02/2013 22:32

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Few new members can rightfully claim that they did as much for their division in their first month as Kedzie in the LL division. At the time of publication, the young Polish born DI has been in TAW just 32 days and has recruited over 80 new members into LL. USNNuke took some of his time away from bolstering the LL ranks to talk about gaming, TAW, and how he does what he does.

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- First off tell us a little about yourself.

My name is Victor Kedzie. I'm from Warsaw, Poland and I live in Chicago, Illinois. I've been a gamer since young age (started with Pokemon) and been in gaming communities for about 3 years now, first clan was for COD4.

- What made you decide to join TAW?

The structure, the order and the age of the clan all drew me to it. Additionally, all the games that TAW supports were a big plus.

- What do you think League of Legends has to offer to TAW over the rest of the games?

The League crowd is very competitive since the game is very competitive. It is a game where people can strive to become "better gamers." The community can help them achieve that goal. Also, there are plyers who are already good enough to represent TAW in tournaments. These two aspects, the former creating abundant leadership positions as mentors and trainers and the latter adding the TAW name to yet another competitive arena, make the League of Legends Division a valuable one to have.

- How does it feel being in the largest div in TAW?

I've been in fairly large communities before, so it feels right.

- How about you personally, what are some things others might be surprised to know about you?

I don't play very often. I'm a casual gamer. I concentrate strongly on every match that I play, and need to take a short break after each one.

- What are some of your favorite real life hobbies outside of gaming?

I enjoyed being an admin of a clan before. I guess it's just something I really like. One day I wish to be a TAW admin, so I can help the clan run smoother.

- After only 27 days in TAW, you were selected to represent your division in the newsletter. What do you feel makes you a perfect example of an LL member?

Perfect? I'd be perfect if I was any good at the game. I suppose, because I wanna help out any way I can. My general rule is to dedicate myself to a single thing and do anything I can to improve it. I always want to make things better and more efficient. That's why I started recruiting people into the division and why I applied for a Drill Instructor position: I wanted to help out.

- Rumor has it you recruited 80 new members in under a month. How did you accomplish this?

1. Lots of Time. Advertising like a maniac.

2. Lots of Patience. Only about half of the people you talk to will actually pass bootcamp.

My Recruiting Experience In Depth (include or exclude at your discretion):

Recruiter is like a Sales Representative. You have to sell the product (the clan), you have to build relationship with the customer (potential recruit) and you have to ensure that they follow every necessary step to completion in order to "close the sale", meaning to successfully recruit them. Oh yeah, I was a sales rep for a couple companies. ^^"

What do you need?

1. Time. And lots of it. You would need to spend hours upon days simply advertising for the clan on forums, in chatrooms and individually. Without advertising, how will people know about the clan? If you wanna spend 6 hours a days doing nothing but spreading the word that TAW is recruiting, then that's advertising. (Remember how I said that I'm a casual gamer? Guess what I'm doing when I'm not playing)

2. Patience. A lot of people that inquire about the clan just aren't TAW material. Be it that they are too young, don't speak fluent English, don't have a microphone, can't attend practices, or are just plainly rude, out of all that time that you spend on advertising, about a quarter of the people you talk to will fail the initial screening (assuming you spend the time to talk to them one-on-one, which you should be). The initial screening is when you go over the basic requirements for the clan and what is expected of the person, should they become a member. Out of the people who do pass the initial screening, about a third of those will not complete their application process. Either they change their mind cause they don't want to commit, they never check their email for the next step, or you failed to stay in contact with them (or the Drill Instructor never made the effort to contact them personally). Often, the applicant will fill out the application and completely forget about it (that is why continuous contact is necessary). Sometimes, they will fail bootcamp last minute, because they don't like the "strictness" of the clan. "Oh dear," they would moan, "a clan with rules and order. What ever shall I do?"

Ultimately my math comes down to roughly 50% success rate. Is it time consuming? You bet. Is it frustrating? Oh yes. Why am I doing it? Grimagin asked me to, and I figured that's the way I could help out the clan without a need for any leadership position.

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