I wanna say one of the most important tip in both Recruiting and Retention: Be one of the strongest and/or the richest. Won't matter if you employ all those tips and you are as weak as a puppy and as poor as a beggar, your corp won't grow (even if it does, it will be a very very slow growth).
Incorrect Raphael.
Being richest will attract only the greedy
Being the strongest will attract the weakest hoping for some sort of protection.
Since you dont or cant provide that protection then your conclusions are wrong.
IMG when it first formed was much poorer than a beggar. It was formed from like-minded people who wanted a particular style of gaming. That elevated us to top 5 very quickly without even trying. The trick is to have a few or several people who follow a banner, and it will grow quickly, if you believe in it.
The way NOT to grow, is to isolate yourself too early from the mother corp [SOL] without having any other contacts because the game is not great with keeping in touch with others after you leave a corp like [SOL]
LOL! Advice coming from a corp leader whose corp has been slumping for many months now! You are a joke! No one would be proud joining your corp. Stop living in the past and see what your corp really is now: a slumping has-been trying desperately to stay relevant! bwahahahahah