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“List”ing The Essentials

Skill lists help agencies define qualifications, guide hiring, support employee development, and evaluate professional performance.

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In life, there are “to-do” lists, bucket lists, holiday gift lists, and the ever-popular “honey-do” list, to note a few well-known examples. As the working environment of a manager sometimes becomes hectic and even chaotic, making lists can bring order to the madness. This is especially helpful when setting standards for employee hiring and appraising development and performance. Each job should have a specific list of requirements.

Standards-Based Lists

In the parks and recreation field, two components influence staff-qualification standards: professional and agency needs, in combination with university and college notions about what it means to be “educated.” As a result, at least four general standards-based lists guide staffing decisions:

1. National