SETTING YOUR CAREER GOALS

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WELCOME AIM Southwest Regional
Conference Training Seminar Houston, Texas
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PANEL MEMBERS

• MARTIN ARNOLD
• TERRITORY MANAGER (HOUSTON)
• SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED
• SONJA BAKER
• DEPARTMENT MANAGER (DALLAS)
• WAGE and INVESTMENT
• HELEN CURTIS BROWN
• TERRITORY MANAGER (HOUSTON)
• SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED

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How Prepared Are You for Your Next Job?
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• Success is where opportunity meets preparation.
  
• How ready are your for success?

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ACHIEVING CAREER GOALS

• First Step - Set Goals
• Set Milestones
• Define your Goals

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In Defining/Achieving Goals...

• Be Specific
• Specific Goals bring about Specific Results

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Believing in Self

• Reinforce your belief by identifying role models,
  mentors, and coaches.
• Identify people who are doing what you want to
  accomplish.
• If they can do it, so can you!

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Be Realistic

• Ensure your goals are realistic
• Ensure your plans are realistic
• Be flexible and forgiving

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My Long-Term GoalMy 5 Main Steps to Get There
Example
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Anticipate Roadblocks

• Make a plan to overcome the roadblocks and
  obstacles
• Do not allow the challenges of life to cause you
  to give up on
• your dreams

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Build a Support Team

• Family
• Friends
• Co-workers

• Role Models
• Mentors
• Coaches

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IRS Career Management Resource Center

• Automated Business Mentor that maps a path and
  assists in navigating your career goals

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Mapping to Success Template

• Identify Goal
• Stay on Course
• Stay Motivated
• Be Flexible

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APPLYING FOR THE NEXT POSITION
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STEPPING OUTSIDE THE BOX

• Never turn down an opportunity to gain
  experience.
• When applying for the next position keep track of
  all your experience you have gained throughout
  your career.
• Examples collateral assignments, speaking
  assignments, details, etc.

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STEPPING OUTSIDE THE BOX

• Know the qualification requirements for the
  position you are applying.
• Be very familiar with your paperwork.
• Do not be bashful in talking about yourself.
• Use specific examples
• Two (2) examples for each competency.

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PAPER WORK

• Address each Responsibility
• Current experience should relate to each aspect
  of the responsibility.
• Core and Technical Responsibilities are Important

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PAPER WORK

• Be Concise and Be Careful
• Do Not Take Credit for Others Accomplishments
• Take Responsibility for Your Subordinates
  Accomplishments

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PAPERWORK COMPLETION

• Spend a lot of time on the front end in applying
  for a position.
• Review paperwork and ensure it is current and
  applicable for the job.
• Seek advice from someone who has gone through the
  process or who has worked in the position.

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MERIT PROGRAM QUESTIONNAIRE
FORM 9686

• Indicate your proficiency in a foreign language
  in Item 15.
• Sign and date your MPQ.
• Do not attach copies of position descriptions.

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MERIT PROGRAM QUESTIONNAIRE
FORM 9686

• Submit accurate and complete information on your
  MPQ.
• Indicate the correct series and grade of
  positions you have held and ensure the timeframes
  are accurate.
• Indicate the specific accounting course titles
  completed and number of semester/quarter hours
  completed in Item 8.

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Dos and Don'ts

• Form 4568/Application/Appraisal Checklist.
• Submit Timely and Accurately.
• Indicate a Valid POD.
• Verify the vacancy announcement and the grade
  for which you are applying match.

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INTERVIEW

• Paperwork is the foundation for interview
• Be Prepared for a Behavioral or Traditional
  Interview
• Behavioral - What did you do?
• Traditional - What would you do?
• Answer the Question
• If you do not know the answer, say so
• If you do not understand the question, have it
  repeated
• Be concise and give examples when you can

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Quotations for Consideration

• Look beyond your next job and prepare for that
  one.
• What you do today is preparing you for your next
  job.
• Establish goals.
• Your picture should be from two steps above.

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Quotations for Consideration

• Never turn down a job that has not been offered.
• Toot your own horn.
• Hard work works.
• Hard work brings prosperity
• Playing around brings poverty.

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Quotations for Consideration

• Some one will help you do whatever you sincerely
  want to do.
• One of the biggest problems that keeps people
  from going after their dreams is a fear of
  failure.
• People are afraid of failure, but do not realize
  that failure is a part of success.

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Suggested Reading

• Never Turn Down A Job That Hasnt Been Offered
  Yet
• Some One Will Help You Do Whatever You Sincerely
  Want To Do
• What Color Is Your Parachute?
• If You Dont Know Where Youre Going, Youll
  Probably End Up Somewhere Else
• The Seven (7) Habits Of Highly Successful
  People
• Deep Change
• Its Not Over Until You Win
• It Only Takes A Minute To Change Your Life

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Are you prepared for your next position?????