AIM 2005 Annual Business meeting and Training Seminar Reinventing Yourself

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AIM2005 Annual Business meeting and Training
SeminarReinventing Yourself

• Presenters
• Sue Hansen 859-669-5385
• Ester Parker 901-544-0232

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The pessimist complains about the wind, the
optimist expects it to change, the realist
adjusts the sails---William Arthur WardIS IT
TIME TO ADJUST YOUR SAILS ?
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Career Management
Self-Assessment
Solid Performance in Current Job
Research
Decision Making
Goal-Setting
Plan Development And Implementation
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Self-Assessment Understand Your Past
(Accomplishments / Challenges) Know What Is
Important To You (Motivators/Values / Likes)
Where/What you want to be ? (Short/Mid/Long
Term)Plan/Monitor/Re-evaluate
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Self-Assessment

• Find the best match based on your
• Personality and Attitudes
• Skills and Achievements
• Knowledge and Learning Style
• Values
• Interests

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Self-Assessment

• What is a Competency
• A competency is an observable, measurable pattern
  of knowledge, skills, abilities (KSA), and other
  characteristics that an individual needs to
  perform work roles or occupational functions
  successfully

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Self-Assessment (cont.)IRS Foundational
Competencies
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Self-Assessment (cont.)IRS Leadership
Competencies
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Self-Assessment (cont.)

• Assess Strengths among Competencies
• What Competencies have you acquired?
• Does the Competency need further development?
• Are you passionate about that Competency?
• Do you dislike that Competency?
• Does the organization need that Competency?

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The Five Fatal Flaws

• Inability to learn from mistakes
• Lack of core interpersonal skills and
  competencies
• Lack of openness to new or different ideas
• Lack of accountability
• Lack of initiative
• From the Extraordinary Leader by John Zenger
  Joseph Folkman

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Decision-Making/Goal Setting

• Decide where you want to go
• If you are stuck in your current job
• Have you tried to change jobs?
• Why were you not selected?
• Management career or technical career
• Find jobs matching your strengths passions
• Career Management Resource Center
• httpmycareerplan.web.irs.gov/default2.htm
• Set short-, mid-, and long-range goals

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Career Management Resource Centerhttpmycareerpla
n.web.irs.gov/default2.htm

• Current career options
• Listing of jobs you qualify for based on
  competencies
• Exploring career choices
• Listing of jobs you are eligible for based on
  current position
• My dream job
• A goal and what additional competencies/
  training you need to get there

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Career Management Resource Center

• Job opportunities
• Career Opportunities List (COL)
• IRS jobs
• USA JOBS (OPM)
• Job searches
• Create resume store it
• Available on-line to federal recruiters
• Career Connector (IRS affiliated)
• Browsing
• Searching
• New applicant
• Tools
• How to information, such as searching for a job
  by category, title, series

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Decision Making/Goal Setting

• If you are not selected for a job
• Take action seek feedback
• Be ready to listen and learn from feedback
• Take accountability what could you do to
  improve your chances
• Better paperwork
• Better interview
• Improved skills
• Pre-selection myth or reality?

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Plan Development Implementation

• Develop a Career Learning Plan (CLP) to improve
  competencies
• Create update a current job application
• Form 9868 for technical jobs
• Form 13290 for managerial jobs
• Talk to people doing the work
• Do not rely on job announcement and PD
• Career Management Learning Center (CMLC)
  personnel can help

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Plan Development Implementation

• Find a mentor
• Use education to enhance your image and fill in
  skill gaps
• Seek feedback
• Frequent, honest, constructive
• From manager, mentor, associates, friends
• Contact/Join your AIM Chapter

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Plan Development Implementation

• Volunteer for assignments
• Builds competencies
• Provides exposure
• Establishes networks
• Task groups, handbook review, special
  projects/assignments, process analysis,
  committees, employee organizations
• Volunteer in your community

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Plan Development and Implementation

• Dont chase a grade increase
• There are many career paths, you do not need to
  follow the traditional paths

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Career Management
Self-Assessment
Solid Performance in Current Job
Research
Decision Making
Goal-Setting
Plan Development And Implementation