EPAC Career Development Subcommittee (CDS) Engineer CV & CV Cover

EPAC Career Development Subcommittee (CDS) Engineer CV & CV Cover Page Webinar Fall 2019

Introduction LCDR Kelly Kachurak, PE LT Kelliann Wachrathit National Park Service Food and Drug Administration

Purpose of Webinar Review the recent edits to update the CV and CV Cover Page templates and instruction documents Why edits were made Where to find the updated templates and instruction documents Summary of edits POCs if you have questions

Why edits were made The templates were outdated Updated abbreviations and terminology such as “OFRD” The templates had inconsistencies Renamed CV Cover Page to align with CCHQ Promotion Year Checklist Updated awards to align with CCI511.01 effective date 11 January 2017 The templates lacked examples Reduce guess-work for officers on how to communicate information CV Instructions were not consistent with templates

Where to Find Templates and Instruction Documents General EPAC Website: https://dcp.psc.gov/OSG/engineer/default.aspx CDS website: https://dcp.psc.gov/OSG/engineer/career development.aspx

Summary of Edits to CV Instruction Document Expanded from 4 to 11 pages Added distinct guidance for each document Expanded guidance on awards listing references Included example to list graduate and doctorate degree programs in which officers are enrolled

Summary of Edits to CV Cover Page Template Document title updated to align with CCHQ Promotion Checklist terminology Awards - three categories recommended, placed in two columns to save space Example provided to identify current enrollment Example provided how to identify a change in rank while in the same billet Updated and expanded Readiness section

Summary of Edits to CV Template Matched CV Cover Page heading for Professional Licensure/Certification Updated Special Skills section Removed Community Service section as not included in promotion benchmarks

Points of Contact if you have Questions? CDR Deb Cox Amadasu LCDR Omobogie [email protected] [email protected] LCDR Kelly Kachurak, Kelly [email protected]

Q&A

Career Counseling/Mentoring RADM Edward Dieser, PE Chief Engineer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Career Counseling/Mentoring Why do you want to be promoted? Why are you promoted? Retention vs Advancement Accomplishment vs Potential Award vs Opportunity

Career Counseling/Mentoring Promotion is all about the FUTURE

Career Counseling/Mentoring The Promotion Board has deemed you worthy to succeed in meeting the challenges at the next grade Do more, seek more, lead more New positions, new responsibilities,

Promotion Package CV – key is USABILITY Easy to read Easy to locate content Consistent format helps Board usually only review 1 or 2 assignments Duties and IMPACT allow comparison of officers Board spends most time on CV Cover Page Consistent with PIR and CV

OS & ROS Overall the content needs to leave the Board with the understanding that you are prepared to succeed in meeting the challenges at the next grade. ROS (and OS) need to communicate this fact Full ROS if up for promotion

COERs Overall the content should highlight your performance, accomplishments, and IMPACT. COER needs to communicate solid performance Ensure it answers: “So what?”

Career Counseling/Mentoring General promotion counseling - complete Specific promotion counseling

Career Counseling/Mentoring All officers scoring in the bottom 25% (percent) of their grade and category are required to receive counseling This is not intended to be a punitive action Form A is completed by CPO or a senior leader designated by the CPO Form B is completed by the officer’s supervisor Completed forms are uploaded to your eOPF by eDOC-U upload system These documents are not visible to the Promotion Board members and not

Career Counseling/Mentoring

Career Counseling/Mentoring

Career Counseling/Mentoring Form A Form B