Joining Forces for Veterans

As we move into the season of giving, CPG is sharing again a peek at our new project in partnership with the White House, the Joining Forces Initiatives. In the new year we will be launching a series of free videos in support of our veterans, and we invite you to try a draft of the first here.

Here at CareerPro Global, we have partnered with a great company called Mindflash that offers a powerful e-learning software platform. The reason for the partnership is that we are both offering our services for free as part of a much larger, high-visibility initiative for veterans that is coming soon from the White House.

The link to the free training, created by our own Director of Veteran Affairs and Iraqi War Vet  Lee Kelley, is below, and it’s really designed to get you thinking about some of the very first steps you should take as you transition out of the military and into the civilian world. With over a million people projected to get out of the military in the next few years, this training is more important than ever.

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Future courses will cover topics such as resume writing and interviewing, but as you’ll see, we think that the first steps should be all about defining and refining your vision before developing your actual resume and other application materials.

We really value your feedback! This draft of the course is still a work in progress. We are inviting you to watch it today so that we can get your feedback and make the course even better in time for the White House initiative. Please take a look, enjoy, and then provide us with feedback either here or on our facebook pages.

Veterans Transition HQ facebook page

CareerPro Global’s facebook page

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With our best wishes for the holiday season,

The staff of CareerPro Global, Inc.

New SES Development Program Seeks to Improve Diversity

CareerPro Global president and CEO Barbara Adams is featured monthly in the Career Tip of the week Column in FedManager.com, a free interactive weekly e-report for Federal Executives, Managers, and Supervisors. Below is her latest column. Subscribe to FedManager.com to be sure not to miss another column.

New SES Development Program Seeks to Improve Diversity 

by Barbara Adams

The Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN) is doing their part to enhance diversity among the ranks of the Senior Executive Service. Specifically, they have launched a pilot SES Development Program with support from the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), the U.S Office of Personnel Management, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

According to AAGEN’s website, “Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in the Federal government’s Senior Executive Service. The SES Development Program will identify potential SES candidates and help AAPI employees develop the skills they need to advance their careers…”

Further guidance indicates that they are currently seeking 20 individuals (GS-15 or higher), whom they will help prepare for the SES selection process through intensive training, education and mentoring. Selected candidates must become AAGEN members, and “pay it forward,” by participating as an AAGEN Mentor to other lower GS level equivalent candidates.

This program represents another boost in the momentum towards diversity in the federal workforce that has been growing for the past several years. In 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13515, reestablishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Since then, the Initiative and Commission have partnered with people across the country on critical issues of importance to the AAPI community. For instance, they have hosted over 200 events including national summits, and workshops in 23 states and 50 cities, reaching more than 22,000 people.

In August 2011, President Obama signed another Executive Order (13583), this one designed to establish a government-wide initiative for promoting diversity and inclusion.

Candidates for the AAGEN SES Development Program can only participate if they obtain permission from their managers, and if their agencies agree to cover travel-related costs. For more information on applying, visit the AAGEN website.

Most importantly, agencies must get their applications in by December 16, 2011.

Barbara Adams is the President and CEO of CareerPro Global, Inc. (CPG). She has been on the leading edge of SES application development for decades. Committed to providing world-class service, she has also built an SES writing team that has assisted more than 2,500 clients develop their application materials. Ms. Adams has been featured on T.V. and the radio, and as a presenter at numerous career conferences. CPG recently sent a team to instruct senior officials at Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia in best practices for developing their SES application materials. She is the co-author of the new book, Roadmap to the Senior Executive Service: How to Find SES Jobs, Determine Your Qualifications, and Develop Your SES Application.