IDENTIFY METHODS FOR ACCOMPLISHING YOUR GOALS AND ACHIEVING YOUR TARGETS:

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Identify possible mentor(s).

Identify relevant training classes and workshops.

Identify skills and competencies that need to be achieved (use matrices).

1. There is a wide range of potential actions for me to consider in order to achieve my goals:

-- New assignments in my current job
-- Rotation to a different project/job
-- Seek a mentor(s)
-- Volunteer for a task force or process action team
-- On-the-job learning from someone who is more expert in a specific area
-- Seminars/conferences (on-site and off-site)
-- University courses
-- Commercial/contracted courses
-- Self-paced learning (books, videos, computer-based instruction, etc.)
-- Academic degree or certification program
-- Sabbatical leave
-- Conduct informational interviews
-- Move to a new job within my Installation
-- Move to a new job within NASA or the Federal Government
-- Move to a new job outside of the Federal Government
-- Start my own business
-- Plan retirement
-- Other actions:

2. In planning my career moves, I must be willing to consider all the possibilities. "Up" is not the only way (i.e., moving from a staff to a line position). I must be willing to consider these moves:

Lateral Move: Change in position within or outside an organization, but not necessarily a change in status or pay.
Job Enrichment: Expand or change my job in order to provide growth experiences for myself.
Exploration: Identify other jobs that require skills I have and also tap my interests and values. Job rotation is an example.
Downshifting: Taking an assignment or job at a lower level of responsibility, rank, and/or salary in order to reposition my career in something new and interesting to me, or to achieve a better balance between work and personal life.
Change Work Setting: No significant change to my job duties, but have a different boss, organization or employer.
No Change: Do nothing, but only after careful consideration.

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