RATING SCALE FOR FORESTERS 149 



Obviously this grades Caption No. 1, "The art of handling men," to 

 Caption No. 2, "Professional knowledge, skill and experience,'' as o 

 is to 4 and so on with all five main headings. 



With these weights established and the five check lists ready and 

 weighted, each man in the first gross list prepared is rated. He is 

 compared with the men in the check lists and given a numerical rating, 

 taking the figure set opposite the typical example whom he most nearly 

 represents in each of the five headings separately. If a man seems to 

 fall between two men in the list he is given credit for the number of 

 points between the two which seems equitable. His five figures are 

 then added for his total comparative rating. 



Certain of the men will appear as typical examples in one or more 

 of the check lists, in which case they take, of course, the check list 

 figure set against their names. 



The result is a list of all the men placed by the rating officer, includ- 

 ing his own subordinates, in the first list. These men are rated in their 

 positions from high to low and the figure ratings establishing their 

 relative positions. 



THE SCALE 



1. — The Art of Handling Men: 



Self-mastery, justice, dependableness, courage, sympathy, tact, teachable- 

 ness, understanding of people, firmness, enthusiasm. 

 (a) Ability and success as an organizer. 

 (a) Success in serving the public. 



2. — Professional Knowledge — Skill and Experience : 



(a) Training and success in Forest Service work. 



1. Silvicultural. 



2. Grazing. 



3. Lands. 



4. Fire, etc. 



(b) Genera! education. 



3. — Intelligence: 



(a) Vision, judgment. 



(b) Ability to learn and grasp new points of view. 



(c) Keen observation, alertness, quickness, analysis, criticism, concen- 



tration, memory, practicality, accurac}', initiative, order, 

 teachableness, constructive a])ilily. 



4. — Ability to Execute: 



(a) A piece of assigned work successfully carried out. 

 (/;) Physical and mental energy. 



