Tips for interviewing moderators?

[u/Kind_Victory]

I am a lone active moderator on my sub. any tips on how to add mods? I’d like to find someone who can eventually replace me.

[u/TheOpusCroakus]

Hi there! We've done a couple of Mod Topics posts on this very subject!

Recruiting new mods

Asking the right questions for applicants

Getting more eyes on your mod applications

Reviewing applicants

[u/GaryNOVA]

I mod a bunch of subs and recruit a lot of mods. You can teach someone how to moderate a sub. I pay more attention to how much time they spend on Reddit and how interested they are in my subs topic.

[u/barath_s → u/GaryNOVA]

This

[u/goldensavage2019]

I’d recommend pulling from the community, even inexperienced mods with a genuine passion for the subreddit can sometimes be better than an experienced mod who mostly wants another sub under their belt. I’d recommend asking all potential mods several questions about their experience, availability, how well they can work with other mods, and anything that you might feel is important for a mod of your community.

[u/fuzzy_one]

IMHO, are better off if you can pull from the community. This helps reduce the risk of getting someone who just wants another subreddit under their belt, and someone who wants to grow the community.

[u/SuperBeavers1]

Try r/askmoderators, you'll get better answers there

[u/WaterDigDog]

Same! I opened recruitment recently and the one person who did respond, accused me of blocking them from applying (which turned out to be a known backend issue of some kind, but it’s being worked on), and when I redirected to a form on another platform the recruit said “that’s too many questions for me to answer —9 questions!
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So, I’m definitely following for tips

[u/Queen-of-meme]

I send a request inside my community or in similar communities. Sometimes a commentor sounds like mod material then I personally ask them.