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The Resume Place's Writing Your NSPS Self-Assessment Newsletter
Volume 3 -- September 10, 2008

New Newsletter - Written especially for Department of Defense employees who have only 20 days to write their Self-Assessment about their Performance for 2008!
In This Issue
Do You Have the NSPS Self-Assessment Blues?
NSPS Teleclass Sep 15th

Testimonials for Writing Your NSPS Self-Assessment

"The Sample Self-Assessments with Blue Keywords are very helpful for me"

"The 'NSPS Keyword Tree' is awesome! Thanks for creating this!"

"Now I can finally get a handle on the Contributing Factor keywords! I am using your keyword list."

"Using ALL CAPS in the Self-Assessments is very helpful for a supervisor such as myself. I can write better assessments when it's easier to read."

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Dear Self-Assessment / Performance Evaluation Writers,

Stay calm, collected and concentrate on remembering the best you have performed for your office and customers in 2008!
 
Re: The problem with teamwork! How to take your credit!
 

In a workshop today, employees were saying that it's hard to write their accomplishments because most of their work was TEAMWORK. They said that they mostly assist the team in achieving their objectives.
 
I recommended that they think about what they did on the team. They probably performed 2 to 4 specific things in their role as a team member. They collected data, surveyed individuals, created a spreadsheet, or a power point, or gave a briefing. Be sure to remember what YOU did on the team to take credit for your part of the project. This can become an accomplishment that will demonstrate how YOU overcame obstacles, came up with new methods, analyzed trends, and contributed toward the results of the team.
 
Keep thinking and writing. It's up to you, not your supervisor. Sincerely, Kathryn Troutman, Publisher, Writing Your NSPS Self-Assessment

VOLUME 1 & 2 OF THE NEWSLETTER WITH STRATEGIES FOR WRITING YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENTS:  
http://www.resume-place.com/nspsnews
Do You Have the NSPS Self-Assessment Blues?

By Nancy H. Segal

Do you work for the Department of Defense? Have you converted to NSPS? Are you dreading the end of the fiscal year and the thought of writing your self-assessment? You have the NSPS Self-Assessment Blues, and you are not alone!

Writing a strong self-assessment is an important part of your responsibilities under NSPS. It is no longer enough to leave the evaluation of your performance to your supervisor--YOU must step up and tell your supervisor what you accomplished and how it helped further your agency's mission.

What kind of blues do you have?   
  • Objective Blues.  Solution:  Look at your job objectives. By looking at your job objectives, you will know what you were expected to achieve. Job objectives don't work? Look at one or two components of the objective that you can write about and focus on those elements.
  • Accomplishment Blues.  Solution:  Think about your accomplishments. What were your biggest achievements this year? Did you work on a high profile special project? Did you resolve a longstanding problem? Did you make a major contribution to your work unit?
  • Mission Blues.  Solution: Ask yourself: "How did my accomplishment help my agency or organization?" One important part of the NSPS performance management process is supporting your agency or organization's mission. So, it is important to make a connection about what you did and how it helps your organization.
  • What Do I Say Blues.  Solution: Use the right language. When describing your accomplishments and how they helped your agency's mission, use the language of the performance indicators and contributing factor benchmarks to describe your achievements. Be sure to use our free, NSPS keyword tree, www.resume-place.com/nspstree, to help you identify words that will help you be seen as a Valued Performer or better!
  • Bragging Blues.  Solution: Tell a story. Think about your accomplishments like a KSA; tell your accomplishments in an interesting way.
  • Getting It Done Blues.  Solution: Don't forget the basics! Make sure your self-assessment is free from grammatical, spelling, and other errors; is submitted by the due date (typically September 30); and is within the character account allowed (2,000 characters for each job objective).

Need more help getting over the NSPS Self-Assessment Blues? Future articles will focus in detail on each of these points. Together, we can cure the NSPS Self-Assessment Blues!
NSPS Teleclass Coming Up September 15th!
 

Get NSPS Inspiration with Kathryn Troutman
Details:  Monday, Sept. 15, 12 noon to 1 pm. $49.95, includes excerpts from the eBook. Office Group Rates available.

Kathryn Troutman will review Keywords from the NSPS Keyword Tree, Important format tips and inspiration for writing about your past year's accomplishments! Don't miss this IMPORTANT and CRITICAL step for your career.

Teleclass format: Documents are emailed before the class for printing and review. Then we talk by phone about the topic.

Join us and see why Kathryn's teleclasses are so successful!

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