Transcript IRS Career Management

Career Management
Basics
Objectives
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Define Job vs. Career
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You will be able to prepare a plan of action for
managing your career
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Complete an assessment of interests and skills (the
Holland Code). You will use this to explore
occupational possibilities
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You will receive information about available resources
for career information
You Are in Charge of Your Own
Career
Your career affects your overall sense of wellbeing
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Discover your place in this world where you will enjoy a high
level of wellness
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Choose work that is compatible with your own unique skills,
knowledge, personality, interests, and values
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Define the balance you desire between various
compartments of your life
“ The pessimist complains about
the wind, the optimist expects it
to change, the realist adjusts
the sails”
---- William Arthur Ward
Career Management
Self-Assessment
Solid Performance
in Current Job
Research
Decision Making
Goal-Setting
Continuous
Learning
And
Evaluation
If you don’t know where you’re going, you
might end up somewhere else!
Career Planning Pyramid
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Type of work
Employer
My attributes, experience, interests,
abilities, financial requirements, etc.
In the Beginning:
A Career History
Where you have been and where you are
now
 What has guided you
 Skills obtained
 What you have achieved to date
 What has led to success and what has
challenged you
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Self-Assessment:
What Do You Want To Do???
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Personality and Attitudes
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Skills and Achievements
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Knowledge and Learning Style
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Values
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Interests
Self Assessment: Values
Definition of values in the context of career:
How you feel about the work itself and the
contribution makes to society.
Work Values
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Intrinsic
 Relate to a specific interest in the activities of
the work itself, or
 Relate to the benefits that the work contributes
to society
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Extrinsic
 Relate to the favorable conditions that
accompany an occupational choice, such as:
physical setting, earning potential, and other
external features
Holland’s Self Directed Search
Realistic
Conventional
Enterprising
Investigative
Types that are
next to each
other on the
hexagon are
most closely
related
Artistic
Social
Realistic Types may be
described as:
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Conforming
Persistent
Materialistic
Genuine
Practical
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Modest
Honest
Shy
Practical
Realistic Types
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Enjoy using machines, tools, things
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Value monetary rewards, honesty, common sense
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See themselves as practical, conservative, more
mechanical than social
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Are seen by others as humble, frank, self-reliant
Investigative Types may be
described as:
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Analytical
Modest
Independent
Pessimistic
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Intellectual
Reserved
Precise
Critical
Investigative Types:
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Enjoy exploring/understanding things and events
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Value knowledge, learning, achievement, independence
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See themselves as analytical & intelligent with better
academic skills than social skills
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Are seen by others as intelligent, introverted, scholarly,
independent
Artistic Types may be
described as:
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Idealistic
Emotional
Expressive
Disorderly
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Imaginative
Nonconforming
Introspective
Artistic Types:
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Enjoy reading, musical/artistic activities, writing
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Value creative ideas, self-expression, beauty
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See themselves as open, imaginative, &
intellectual with better creative skills than clerical
or office skills
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Are seen by others as unusual, disorderly,
creative, sensitive
Social Types may be described
as:
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Convincing
Friendly
Responsible
Helpful
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Generous
Warm
Idealist
Patient
Social Types:
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Enjoy helping, teaching, counseling, serving
others
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Value social service, fairness, and understanding
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See themselves as empathic and patient with
more social skills than mechanical ability
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Are seen by others as helpful, agreeable,
outgoing, and patient
Enterprising Types may be
described as:
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Adventurous
Energetic
Ambitious
Impulsive
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Pleasure Seeking
Domineering
Extroverted
Optimistic
Enterprising Types:
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Enjoy persuading/directing others
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Value financial/social success, loyalty, risk-taking,
responsibility
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See themselves as confident & sociable with
more persuasive ability than scientific ability
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Are seen by others as energetic, extroverted,
shrewd, and ambitious
Conventional Types may be
described as:
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Conventional
Conforming
Persistent
Efficient
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Conscientious
Practical
Orderly
Thrifty
Obedient
Conventional Types:
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Enjoy following orderly routines, meeting clear standards
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Value accuracy, making money, thrift, power in
business/social affairs
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See themselves as having better technical skills in business
than artistic ability; conscientious, practical
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Are seen by others as careful, rule-oriented, efficient,
orderly
Research
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Career Opportunities Listing (COL)
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My Career Plan (CMRC)
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Position Descriptions
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Critical Job Elements
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OPM Qualifications Standards
Research
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USA Jobs
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Informational Interviewing
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Meetings with your manager
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Career Counseling
The World of Work and the IRS
Processing
Customer
Service
Compliance
Internal
Support
Managerial
Managerial
Managerial
Managerial
Logistical
Logistical
Logistical
Logistical
Technical
Technical
Technical
Technical
Clerical
Clerical
Clerical
Clerical
Career Decision-making
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Manage personal reactions
Review options
Decision-making/Goal setting
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Choose between options
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Establish a career objective
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Create a Career Development Plan (CLP)
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Initiate action for the next step
Decision-making Goal setting
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Write down your goal
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Make your goals specific and measurable
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Celebrate your accomplishments
Decision-making Goal setting
(Continued)
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Are your goals reasonable and reachable?
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Prepare for the future today
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Be persistent in the pursuit of your goals
Remember…
YOU are your most important resource.
It is YOUR career, so be sure to show
initiative and:
Seek information about job opportunities
and career paths
 Discuss career planning with your
manager
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Remember…
Meet with your manager if you need
help
 Review/update your Career Learning
Plan regularly with your manager
 Follow through with commitments
made
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Why people succeed at work
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They establish goals and act in accordance with
them
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They add value
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They become an expert
Why people succeed at work
(Continued)
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They understand their organization
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They maintain communication with their manager
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They bring optimism to their workgroup
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They continually develop needed skills
You can do it!
Be the best you can be by managing
your career!