Transcript ECareer Help - Are You Promote-able?

Are you promote-able?
Are you “promote”-able?
1. Basic Skills
2. Discretion
3. Independence
4. Motivation
5. Cooperation
6. Punctuality
7. Attendance
8. Appearance
9. Communications
10. Composure
11. Creativity
How to begin????
Use your present position
as a stepping stone.
Being the best at what you
do right now, will help in
your next career move
Tips to try…
 Be involved
 Develop good working
relationships
 Learn all you can about USPS
 Read, READ, READ!!
 Build your sick leave
 Develop your qualifications for
your career goals
 Attend conferences/seminars
 Learn about developmental
training opportunities
 Accept additional
responsibilities
 Volunteer for assignments both
within and outside USPS
 Learn how to complete or
improve your profile in eCareer
 Improve your interview skills
 Become visible
 Join committees within the
USPS
 Let management know what
your interests and abilities are
 Ask questions
 Find someone you admire and
follow in that person’s
footsteps
 Be persistent
 Understand the organizational
structure and composition of
USPS
Determine if additional education or
training is needed to achieve these goals
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Examine the job qualifications for the position to which you would
like to move
If you need to supplement YOUR skills, find out the length of training
that you need to acquire (short courses? one-year program
required?? Or perhaps an associate or bachelor degree???)
Explore the different schools in your area (check the phone book
yellow pages) asking the schools
to send you a catalog,
checking to see if they are accredited
Setting up a meeting with a career counselor may also be an option
if you are still unsure to clarify admissions or degree requirements
Check with your local HS or community education departments as
they frequently offer programs for the adult learner
“on-line Education” offers convenience of studying at homeand may
be a possibility to explore
Tips for developing your eCareer profile
Situation
Task
Action
Result
While the “STAR” format is not required in
eCareer, it is still an efficient way to
explain what you have accomplished
Use action words when describing
your actions when completing your
eCareers application such as…
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Organized
Implemented
Planned
Disbursed
Controlled
Supervised
Obtained
Prepared
Assisted
Approved
Required
Maintained
Advised
Performed
Facilitated
Responsible for determined
Analyzed
Aware
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Administered,
Interpreted
Evaluated
Motivate
Resolved
Recommended
Developed
Assigned
Participated
Developed
Oversee
Provided
Ensured
Approved
Consulted
Enhanced
Coordinated
Contacted
BE PREPARED!!!
Keep your eCareer profile updated
Have a binder in which to keep any kind of
information that would be helpful as you
update your profile: letters of commendation,
copies of awards, training completion records ,
League of Postmaster three-digit-meeting/conference/convention participation etc.
ARE YOU A.W.A.R.E.?
ATTITUDE: Are you positive, outgoing, concerned about the future?
Are you inquisitive? Are you ready to take the initiative without
having to be asked?
WORK RECORD: How’s your sick leave balance? Is your annual
leave exhausted by June every year? What are your work habits?
Are you early to leave for breaks and ate to come back? Do you
allow yourself sufficient time so you don’t end up racing the clock
everyday?
APPEARANCE: How do you appear to others? Are you neat? What
are you doing to be seen by others? Do you have your eCareer
profile updated? Are you known by face and name by the “movers
& shapers”?
RECOGNIZE: Do you recognize the need to become involved ?
EDUCATION: Is your schooling sufficient to fulfill the requirements of
the job you are seeking? Do you continue to seek educational
opportunities thru League?