Career BuildingYou are here…where do you want to go?

Back to Basic Training Time to clear the deck or stand your ground?Are you in the right job series?Develop your next “boarding packet” in civilian terms – Career Learning Plan (CLP)

Objectives Your resume? For better or for worse??

Chronological Résumé'sRésumé OverviewMOS Mentorship ProgramResourcesContact Information

Career Learning Plan Yes, you should have one Dream big – stretch the possibilities – or

remain in the trenches Talk it through with “Household 6” – if

applicable Talk it over with your “Commanding

Officer” a.k.a. your manager Sign it – then follow the action plan

Where do you fit? Management & Program Analyst Budget Analyst Contract Specialist Accountants Information Technology Specialist Intake Advocate Individual Taxpayer Advisory Specialist Administrative Positions Internal Revenue Agent/Officer List is not inclusive

What is a Résumé A résumé is a document used by

persons to present their backgrounds and skills

Or…After Action Report concept

Each time you apply – update your resumeYour resume should read smoothly use well

developed quantitative and qualitative information

Chronological Resume Format Chronological Resumes provide a professional

summary and work history with starting and end dates, works to build upon gained knowledge, skills and abilities, is not recommended for individuals with work history gaps.

Written in well defined concise paragraphs that provide full scope job duties and responsibilities.

Quantitative statements-measurable outcomes, such as: “procured IT equipment valued at $65M over the course of a 5 year contract period, with a 97% rate of return on investment.”

Qualitative statements-related to quality of any kind, such as: “created technical manuals for IT Help Desk Technicians, manuals were adopted for use through out the Department of Army.

Chronological Resume Format (cont.) Include any MAJOR classroom projects or

work experience projects or skills set such as: Team Lead or Supervisory Lead Technical writing Policy and Program Budget/Procurement Return on Investment (personnel or equipment) Deadlines met Awards/Honors Received

Chronological Résumé

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Uncomfortable, Inc. , 2007- PresentManager

•Managed daily operations of a $1 million foam insulation company.•Developed an effective marketing campaign and restructured product pricing/discounts resulting in an 80% bid acceptance rate.•Implemented new bidding process utilizing Excel spreadsheets to formulate more accurate bids. Allowed for the tracking of individual job costs and provided feedback as to efficiency of crews with regards to material waste and labor hours.•Trained and supervised work crews in more efficient product installation techniques that have reduced material waste by 20% and labor hours by 43%.•Developed sales team’s knowledge in the areas of building science and energy conservation in order to provide customers with the information to successfully plan for and utilize spray foam insulation.United States Rescue Officer, 1995-2006Manager, (2004- 2006)

•Data Network Manager - Managed command and control data network used to generate video representation of geographic area surrounding ship. Team consisted of 38 individuals from four departments.•Production Control Officer - Coordinated the efforts of 135 personnel utilizing 37,000 man hours, completed 520 jobs totaling over $4 million during 13 month refurbishment period. •Assistant Command Duty Officer - Directed daily routine utilizing a duty section of 600 personnel from 12 different departments.

Cont’.

Instructor Pilot, (2001-2004)

•Standardization Officer - Administered, coordinated, and supervised flight and academic training for United States flight training program. Encompassed over 200 instructors and 600 students in five units.

•Assistant Operations Officer - Coordinated and supervised four Flight Commanders to insure pilot completion rates met quarterly and annual goals.

•Flight Commander - Managed and scheduled 11 instructor pilots and 38 flight students to complete primary and intermediate level flight training.

Instructor Pilot, (1998-2001)

•Instructor - Instructed junior pilots in all facets of large multi-engine aircraft operations to include crew resource management, emergency procedures, and basic flying skills.

•Mission Commander - Led, planned, managed, and executed assignments to maintain crew and aircraft at the highest levels of readiness.

•Squadron Scheduler - Scheduled daily flight operations in order to meet the individual training requirements of ten independently deployed crews consisting of 196 aircrew personnel.

•Program Manager – Managed and analyzed data that tracked and correlated flight hours expended as related to each individual’s qualifications. Reported the efficiency of squadron flight hours utilized to accomplish training objectives and identified inefficiencies in flight training as well as expired qualifications. Implementation of program allowed squadron to achieve the highest readiness levels at a reduced cost in flight hours.

•Training Officer - Developed and implemented monthly training plans for continuing professional education of all pilots assigned to squadron.

Chronological Résumé EDUCATION AND TRAINING

•MBA - Finance, Auburn University, •B.A. Business Economics - University of Costa Rica •Aviator - Advanced Flight Training, United States Flight Patrol •Integrated Project Team Course - Project Management College,

United States Flight Patrol Selective courses in Building Construction, Construction

Management, and Cost Estimating.

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AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS

•Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2) •Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal •Humanitarian Service Medal •Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Functional Résumé Sample

Research Information and Analyze OptionsResearched and purchased better heat exchanger that alleviated our heat loading

problem.  Saved company four to six hours of downtime per eight-hour shift and improved product yield at extruder.

Purchased and refurbished used gearbox as spare.  Saved 12 days downtime and eliminated risk involved to rebuild critical pieces of equipment.  During emergency rebuild we are down 2 days rather than 2 weeks.

Manage People and ProjectsSuccessfully led refurbishment campaign on all three extruder gearboxes.  Pro-active

rebuild of  gearboxes puts downtime at two days rather than two weeks. Reallocated resources during two-week annual shutdown so that no down time was

encountered and all projects finished on time.Extrapolate Essential DataProved that product quality issue was not due to equipment processing parameters. 

Product design team discovered fault in their print test methods. Evaluated trends of real time data on AFG grinder.  Proactive identification of problem

prevented  coarse particle contamination.  Utilize Subject Matter Expertise to Influence Management DecisionsDetermined capital project would need to be undertaken pro-actively to avoid having to

use our business resumption plan in the event of catastrophic failure.  Company will save about 1 million dollars.

Created viable process for extrusion, during new product development,  with no start-up difficulties.

Cont’.Effective Communication Throughout the OrganizationImplemented safety related information to senior staff, peers and

subordinates. Frequently requested to explain processing issues involving  extruder and

batching processes.  Provided technical information to senior management as well as

operational information to the process operators and managers on the floor.

Experience Senior Process Engineer / Technical Support, 2005 – PresentZezee CorporationProcess Engineer / Technical Support, 2000 – 2005Zezee CorporationTechnical Professional, 1997 – 2000Halogen Energy ServicesEducation BS  Chemical Engineering, 1996University of Missouri – Rolla, Rolla, MOGraduate level coursework towards an MBA with Financial EmphasisOrganizational Communication, The Economic Environment, Management of Organizational Behavior, Accounting & Finance Environment, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management and Administration, Legal Environment of Management, Ethics & Management from a Christian Perspective, Strategic Management, Management Seminar – Entrepreneurship, Managerial AccountingSouthern Nazarene University, Bethany, OKProfessional Development Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt     Xerox Corporation                                                      ISO 9001:2000 – Internal Audits for                   Organizational Success                                            Paradigms, Inc.                                     

Use Action Words to Define Skills Maintained Organized Lead Developed Directed Deployed Created List of actions verbs can be found at: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resum

es/a/actionverb.htm

MOS – Mentorship – Coming to your theater soon

Do you need a mentor? YES Should you be a mentor? YES Why? You simply cannot know

everything! The old adage of “Give a man a fish and

he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” should be the motto of all mentorship programs.

MOS Mentorship History Program was developed in 2013 Approved by MOS Board shortly after

the final proposal was completed Members applied for either mentor or

mentee positions Pilot was rolled out with 3

mentors/mentee relationships that showed positive results

Labor Relations decisions placed program on hold

EDI – Employee Organizations Guidelines MOS Board is waiting for the final

determination of EDI policy MOS Coordinator Will:

Maintains MOS guidelines, list of required ELMS course numbers and applications and required bi-weekly reports from participants on file

Approves applications Provides support when needed

What you can gain! Insight new horizons/careers Leadership skills – new or enhanced Knowledge and expertise Ability to hone job related skills Develop IRS business culture savvy Be a leader to others Support the Veteran IRS population

Recommended training Building Relationships to Get Results –

ELMS ID: 13085 Mentoring Effectively – ELMS ID: 27988

Contact InformationPaula B Golladay – Schedule A Program

Manager Email:Paula.b.golladay@irs.gov

Phone:202-591-6000