Talent Cultivation Office AO Quarterly – June 26, 2013 Topics

1. Talent Cultivation Office AO Quarterly – June 26, 2013 Topics Goddard Learning Complex – Career Services Sequestration Training Reminders

2. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 Goddard Learning Complex Career Services • IMAGINE ~ THE POSSIBILITIES • EXPLORE ~ YOUR OPTIONS • CREATE ~ A PERSONALIZED PLAN • ACHIEVE ~ YOUR CAREER MISSION 10/10

3. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 Career Coaching Meet with a professional career coach to take your career to new heights!

4. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 • Interest, Value, & Skill Assessments • Use a variety of online assessments to: • Explore your skills, strengths & interests • See connections to your values & style

5. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 • Job Search Strategy Assistance • Get professional assistance with: • Job search strategies • Federal resume development • Interviewing skills

6. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 • Performance Planning & Appraisal Discussions • Make the most of performance • planning and appraisal meetings • with your supervisor

7. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 • Individual Development Planning (IDP) • Maximize your IDP to build the • skills and competencies you need

8. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 • Professional Development Workshops • Interesting and highly interactive workshops: • Upcoming Topics… • Extreme Makeover: Federal Resume Edition • Interviewing Strategies: Federal Style • Getting Unstuck: Bring Your Career Back to Life • Necessary Networking for Career Success • How to Toot Your Own Horn: Writing Accomplishment Statements

9. How Can Career Services Help Me? • Executive and Other Services • Resources and coaching for SES applications • Review of ECQ’s • Coaching for NASA career and leadership development program applications • Others available as demand requires

10. Upcoming Events…. Updating Your Federal Resume July 11, 2013 10:00–11:30 am Does your resume make you stand out from the crowd of job-seekers? Does your CV achieve the intended purpose of “getting you an interview?”  This workshop not only covers the fundamentals of federal resume writing, it covers methods of communicating your accomplishments and unique characteristics to help you stand out from the crowd.  How to Toot Your Own Horn: Writing Accomplishment StatementsJuly 22, 2013 1:00-2:30pm When it comes to performance evaluations and job interviews we need to be able to tell others about our accomplishments. It’s not bragging, it’s just the facts. Yet many of us underestimate our accomplishments. This workshop will help you to: • Uncover your own accomplishments in daily routines as well as special events • Use the writing formula that covers all the aspects they need to know • Practice writing your own accomplishments statements and get feedback 10/10

11. Talent Cultivation Office(301) 286-9122 Goddard Learning ComplexCareer Services Staff Career Coaches Michelle Carroll, M.A., CCMC Michele Pulaski, M.A., NCC Anne Hull, M.Ed. • Phone: 301-286-5794 • Email: gsfc-career-services@mail.nasa.gov Career Center Assistant Christonya Graham, Phone: 301-286-4121

12. Talent Cultivation Office Sequestration Training Guidance Reminder Donna Williams, Team Lead Office of Human Capital Management Donna.A.Williams@nasa.gov X4-7088

13. Please Remember: All Travel must be approved by the GSFC Travel Office first! OHCM will not review any SF-182s until they have been approved by the GSFC Travel Office. 10/10

14. Background • In light of sequestration, any training requests that were not scheduled (i.e., externally documented, published, or identified in SATERN) by 1 March 2013, will receive increased scrutiny. • The definition of “scheduled” includes training that is published, externally documented, or identified in SATERN. • This includes: • All SF-182s submitted for training and training conferences • All training that is being brought on to GSFC whether “cost or no cost”

15. Sequestration Training Requirements • All Directorate requests must answer the following questions: • Does it meet mandatory certification or regulatory requirements? • Does it enable employees to meet the technical duties of their position? • Is the cost of cancellation 50% or more than the cost of continuing the training? • Is the training essential for mission success including training activities related to organizational effectiveness that impact project costs, schedule, and overall success; or is it a component of long-term mission critical development programs? • Is the training on going, sequenced (i.e., NASA FIRST, MLLP), and the cancellation of which would have an adverse, long-term impact on an employee (i.e., extended TDY), team, organization, or mission? • See “Training Sequestration Criteria & Approval Job Aid”, http://ohcm.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Policy/review_approval.html.

16. Training Programs Continued • During sequestration, GSFC will continue to conduct the following mission critical training programs: • Technical/Mission Critical training (e.g., Systems Engineering Education Development Program, Flight Projects Development Program (formerly known as PMDE), Science Engineering Collaboration Program, Technical Manager’s Training, Road to Mission Success, Procurement & Acquisition Training) • Leadership and Supervisory Development Programs (i.e., New Supervisor Training and LDEM A, B, and C) • Power and Privilege Training (i.e., Disability and Race) • Colloquia (i.e., Exploring Leadership, IT, Scientific, Engineering) and Special Emphasis Month Programs may proceed if there is no cost (e.g., speaker or travel) • FY 2013 APPEL Training that is scheduled per HQs guidance • CY 2013 Academic Investment for Mission Success Program • *****Please note if travel is necessary it must be approved by GSFC Travel Office first!

17. Programs Not Approved • During the sequestration period, the following programs will not be approved: • Non-mission critical training • High dollar training that would possibly have a negative external perception to taxpayers • All training/conferences at luxurious destinations • Any Civility “Community of Practice” training not procured • New academic education training requests for courses not approved via the AIMs process

18. Programs Placed on Hold • During the sequestration period, the following program will be placed on hold: • Leadership & Management Development Winter Call-External Training.

19. Training Request Approval Process • All training must be vetted through “Directors of” and OHCM regardless of the funding source in accordance with the policy for Review and Approval of Training. • This process ensures that the Center’s training investments are: • Strategically aligned with the Center’s mission. • Efficient by reducing redundancy and duplication of efforts. • Disseminated in a fair and equitable manner. • Reviewedfor appropriateness in terms of Federal, Agency, and Center Policies. • Meet the sequestration criteria. • For more information please visit the web site: http:\\ohcm.gsfc.nasa.gov\DevGuide\Policy\review\approval.html. 10/10

20. OHCM Assistance • During the sequestration period, OHCM is available to: • Explain the specific criteria that must be met for training approvals • Offer suggestions for alternative no-cost options for requested training • For more information, please contact one of the following in the Talent Cultivation Office:

21. SF-182 Process • Address the sequestration criteria in the comments section of the training request.  Explain how it meets a specific criteria. • OHCM requests the directorates manage the approval process, similar to the travel process.  • By the time it comes over to our office, it should have an endorsement from your Directorate management. 10/10

22. Questions?