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MuseumTools - A High-Impact HR Toolkit for Science Centers
You may freely download and customize any of the tools below. Documents are in MS-Word format, unless otherwise noted. Please send corrections or suggestions for additional tools to info@sciencenter.org.
- Recruitment Matrix
- Recruitment Matrix - Example
- Position Description
- Position Description - Template
- Hiring Timeline - Template
- Instructions to Applicants
- Position Announcement
- Position Posting
- Telephone Screening Questions
- Personal Interview Questions
- Reference Check Questions - Phone
- Reference Check Questions - Written
- Letter of Employment - Template
- Letter to Unsuccessful Candidates - Advertised
- Letter to Unsuccessful Candidates - Unsolicited
- First Day Welcome Letter
Orientation for Long-Term Success
- Orientation Program Manual
- Orientation Manual Table of Contents
- Orientation Schedule
- Organizational Culture
Staff Handbook
- Staff Handbook
- App A – Staff Code
- App B – Benefits Summary
- App C – Performance Review Form
- App D – Problem Statement Form
- App E – Code of Ethics
- App F – Whistleblower Policy
- App G – Official Spokesperson Policy
- Certification – Read Staff Handbook
- Confidentiality Statement
Managing the Team to Reach Its Potential
- Decision-Making Guidelines
- Learning Goals for Museum Guests
- Quarterly Staff Survey Questions
- Quarterly Staff Survey Report – Scores (Excel)
- Quarterly Staff Survey Report – Comments
- Sustainability Framework
- Museum Sustainability Index Form
- Consultant Hiring Guidelines
- Adjunct Scientist Policy
- Personnel File Contents Sheet
- Exit Interview Questions
- Offboarding Checklist
Planning and Evaluation
- Leadership Succession Plan
- Recruitment Matrix - CEO
- Long-Term Impact of Museums (PDF)
- Long-Term Impact Survey Form (Excel)
Collaboration
- Guidelines for Collaboration
- Teaming Up Monograph (PDF)
- Bylaws of TEAMs Collaborative
High-Impact Hiring
