I have some questions that were posed to me by one of my references for my application.
1. They asked when looking at the rating chart if there were any anchors for the ratings? That is, is the scale based on percentiles (i.e. 50th on the rating sheet would be considered perfectly Average based on my years of experience)? Or would 50 be rated more so as a grade in comparison to my others with similar levels of experience (i.e. 50 in a grade format would be quite low and be roughly a D)? They just want to confirm they are rating me accurately saying that I am where they would expect me to be for my level of experience.
nNSBEP would be seeking the evaluation rating in comparison to others with similar levels of experience. Referees are welcome to clarify the rating approach used when providing their written comments to ensure that their intentions are clear to the NSRP.
2. As well, when the reference form asks about “Effective Dates”: from____ to ______…what are these ranges suppose to represent? Represent when they first became registered to when they are presently registered until?nCorrectn3. More to this, what does “class” refer to when asked about professional association memberships? Does it relate to the year they first became a member or type of membership (regular. vs student vs etc…)
nExactly. It would just refer to any particular category, like you mention, regular vs, student., etc.
