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Five Reasons to Post Your Open
Position on the NRPA Career Center

all can be a great time to hire new employees. It is also the perfect time to
assess your agency's team and find new employees to fill in the gaps. Hiring is a large obstacle to tackle, but starting off right can make the process
much easier.

Share your open position with 7,000 people - The NRPA Career Center will have a booth
(#3257) at the 2017 NRPA
Annual Conference in New
Orleans, and if you post your
open position between August 8 and September 8, it will
be featured at the booth. Job
seekers will be encouraged to
apply on the spot!
Fall Job Posting Discount Available - Post your open position
starting August 1 through September 22 and use code 2017CONFERENCE to get 20 percent off an NRPA
Single 7-Day Job Posting Package or
NRPA Single 30-Day Job Posting Package.
Career Center Now Integrated
with Google's New Job Search
Feature - Jobs posted to the
NRPA Career Center are automatically
searchable through Google for Jobs, creating even greater exposure. The Google
for Jobs application appears before Google's standard search results - prioritizing your positions over other employers,
job boards and staffing agencies that do
not have an established partnership with
Google.
1,093 Average Views Per Job -
There's no better place to find a
qualified park and recreation professional. Employers receive an average
of 10 applications per posting. The Career Center provides access to almost
7,000 searchable résumés. There are

new resources for employers, such as
sample job descriptions, tips to conduct
a successful interview and background
screening information.
Easily Manage Your Applications
- After your job listing is posted,
it then becomes time to manage
all the applications you've received. Stay
organized by marking candidates you
are interested in and deleting applicants
who don't fit the position. Don't forget to
check out your job statistics to find actual numbers of views, applications, apply
clicks and job forwards.
The NRPA Career Center is the place
to help you find your next team member. Be sure to post your open position
in time for the NRPA Annual Conference, and don't forget members always
get a 33 percent discount on job posting
packages. NRPA's own human resources
manager, Martin Dease, will be on-site
in booth #3257, helping job seekers apply for your open position(s). Now is the
time to post your job! Have questions?
Contact Hayley Herzing at hherzing@
nrpa.org.

Hot Topics
Have you posted on NRPA Connect? It
allows you to network, share resources,
ideas and inspirations with your peers
in parks and recreation. See a preview of
what you're missing:
Swim Suit Water Extractor at Indoor
Pool - It's the middle of pool season
for many members. One question posed
this month is about aging swim suit extractors (for drying swim suits, we're
wondering if they are worth replacing?
Does anyone have experience with this,
or other alternatives? Do you provide this
at your pool?) If you have suggestions,
chime in!
Pickleball Courts on Existing Tennis Courts - Pickleball is always a hot
topic among our professionals. Your
colleagues are seeking to incorporate
pickleball lines on their existing tennis
courts. Some questions include, what
was the general consensus taken by the
tennis players? How did you overlay the
lines-blended colors? Portable nets vs.
adjustable nets?
Park Maintenance Standard Manual - If you're looking for suggestions on
updating your Park Maintenance Standard Manual, NRPA Connect is a great
place to start. Park and recreation professionals share their examples and suggestions for updating the manual. Do you
have one to share?
Parks and Recreation Career Interest
- A new member requested testimonials
about why fellow NRPA members work in
parks and recreation. They're interested
in tips on entering the field, different job
opportunities and general career advice.
Read more to learn why others have dedicated their careers to parks and recreation and to share your story!
Don't get left behind, visit www.nrpaconnect.org to join the conversation.

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