1. BOOST YOUR CAREER TERI LESTER, EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER TERRI TAYLOR, HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST VALERIE STEVENS, DISTRICT MANAGER

2. Outcomes You’ll learn: More about career development and its importance to you and Sno-Isle How to navigate the application process in Cornerstone How to sharpen your interview skills

3. Career Development – Why? 2013 Employee Survey Career development opportunities Training Feedback The data, as of 9/1/15: 26% of all employees age 60+ 28% of managers age 60+

4. Career Development – What? Opportunity for every employee Career preferences Development to move upward Development to move laterally Development to stay-in-place

5. Individual Development Plan Performance goals = job-centric Development objectives = person-centric Development support ≠ guarantees or promises

6. Market Yourself on Paper Personal inventory Key strengths People skills Technical skills Communication Leadership Target your resume

7. Proofread Read Re-read Have others read your resume

8. Share Your Story Attach a Cover Letter! Be brief Show your passion Sell your qualifications Strong close

9. Proofread Read Re-read Have others read your cover letter

10. The Cornerstone Way Are you a Sno-Isle employee? Email address Home Page Universal profile To Do List

11. Bonus Tips Don’t procrastinate Prepare for technical glitches Remember Sno-Isle email address Cover letter Universal Profile resume

12. Sharpen Your Interview Skills

13. Prepare for the Interview - #1 Review the job description Essential functions of the job Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

14. Prepare for the Interview - #2 Create interview stories Fit the position Are similar Recent examples Big impact

15. Prepare for the Interview - #3 Use a specific time in STAR format Situation/Task Action Result

16. Interview Questions Negative questions Motivational fit questions

17. Skills Practice Exercise Find a partner Craft a STAR format answer (3 minutes) Share your answer (2 minutes) Listen to partner’s answer (2 minutes) Give feedback (2 minutes)

18. Interview Question Tell us about a time on the job when you noticed a process or task was being done incorrectly.

19. It’s Interview Time! Professional attire Be punctual Bring notes Ask questions Thank your interviewers

20. If you don’t get the job….. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’M POSSIBLE! -Audrey Hepburn

21. Questions?

22. BOOST YOUR CAREER TERI LESTER, EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER TERRI TAYLOR, HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST VALERIE STEVENS, DISTRICT MANAGER