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Career Transition Checklist
Appendix A
SELF ASSESSMENT
Complete The Self Assessment (Workbook.
The assessment is the critical first step of the process
that will help you take charge of your career.
- Work Experience Profiles
- Key Contact Data
- Education and Training Profiles
- College Extracurricular Activities
- Professional Licenses and Certifications
- Personal Characteristics and Attitudes Profile
- Personal Activities
- Overall Assessment
Educational Opportunities -
Complete an online degree or certificate program to improve your prospects.
Explore Job Opportunities (Workbook)
- Identify Desirable Occupations (Job Series)
- Reference Appendix B and Assessments in Chapter Two
- Locate Merit Promotion Program (MPP) Job Announcements
- Check with your agency’s HR department
- Locate Qualification Standards For Desirable Occupations
- Obtain Copies of Position Descriptions From HR
Select Possible Occupations and Jobs. (Workbook)
- List desirable occupations.
Identify Your Career/Job Goals (Chapter Four)
Identify Required KSAs Needed to Reach Your Goals (Chapter Three &
Four)
- Use the KSA comparison chart in the Workbook.
Visit These Web Sites:
PREPARE YOUR IDP
- Refer to the career development checklist in Chapter Four
- Locate the blank IDP form in Chapter Four or use the FREE downloadable
forms provided.
- Word Document Forms are posted
on this site for several major planning areas.
- List your short and long term goals
- List KSAs needed to achieve goals
- Identify developmental assignments
- Identify training that is needed to support your plan
- Prepare a draft IDP
- Use the blank forms and sample IDPs in
the Workbook
SUPERVISORY MEETING
- Notify your supervisor that you have developed a draft IDP for his/her
review.
- Schedule a meeting with your supervisor.
Scheduled Date: _________
- Prepare for the meeting (Chapter Four).
- Supervisor and Employee come to agreement and finalize the plan.
- Establish quarterly reviews and set next meeting date.
1st Review Date: _________
LOCATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES (WHAT’s AVAILABLE)
This could be either developmental assignments to improve your skills for the
job you now occupy or new positions that you identified during your assessment.
Locate developmental assignments with your supervisors input and through your
networking contacts. To identify possible new positions that meet your career
goals take the following steps:
- Review the workbooks to Identify job vacancies
- Request informational interviews.
- Research agencies using the agency directory in "The
Book Of U.S. Government Jobs."
- Review occupational listings of federal jobs by title and series
(Appendix B). Review the
Skills Index (Appendix E) and the Occupations by Education and Training
Categories
(Appendix D) to cross reference skills/degrees to occupational titles.
APPLYING FOR A JOB
- Complete and sign ALL application forms received with the MPP
announcement.
Follow the guidelines outlined in
The Book of U.S. Government Jobs.
- The Book of U.S. Government Jobs helps job seekers describe their skills and
experience in the most eye-catching readable way possible to edge out the
competition. You’ll learn how to write a professional federal resume and
application, use key buzz words, complete your KSAOs, and develop job search
strategies that work. Includes helpful sample resumes and applications.
Available at bookstores, many libraries or you can order a copy toll free with all major
credit cards at 1-800-782-7424.
- Submit your application on line or send the application to the address specified on the
announcement.
- Applications must arrive by no later than the closing date of the
announcement for
your application to be considered.
THE INTERVIEW
- Review the Workbooks to prepare for job interviews.
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