Survey Monkey's Itchin' For Ya...

All of your opinions are important and help shape our program.

Please consider answering both of these surveys by today.

Career Connection: Goal Setting by Claire Solario
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=hOUzcrFtGkCEELMuB6ULKw_3d_3d

Financial Administration Overview & Career Panel Presentation http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qLUzu3TSuTBZW3zKAS_2fMuA_3d_3d

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Typical Financial Administration Tasks

Details matters...

And, boy oh boy, did I find a whole lotta them for all of you.

Here's a link that breaks down the major tasks involved in fiscal administration: http://www-hr.ucsd.edu/classification/caguide/cataskfiscal.pdf.

And, you can see how the tasks vary in complexity and responsibility at different classification levels (_Asst II, _Asst III, Specialist).

The major task areas are:

• pre-award administration
• intramural fund administration
• post-award administration
• revenue administration
• purchasing administration
• general administration

So, if you want to know more about what "managing funds" and "work on a proposal" means, then enjoy the feast of words that lies behind the click of a button.

Important Note: Keep in mind that one job card can host tasks from various levels of classification. Ultimate classification of a job card depends on the predominance of duties, scope of responsibilities, level of independence, knowledge required, difficulty, purpose, supervision exercised, guidelines used in the performance of duties, and innovation/originality.
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TIP: Get funding for career development training?

I love the Staff Equal Opportunity Enrichment Program (SEOEP)! And, now it can be your best friend too!

The Staff Equal Opportunity Enrichment Program (SEOEP) program provides individual awards up to $500 for training activities to help cover tuition/ book expenses for career development activities.

While the application period is not open yet, I feel it in my bones that it's going to happen really soon. So, why not get a head start by perusing the application requirements and selection criteria....
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We're famous!

On February 16, 2009, This Week@ UCSD published an article about the award winners at the 14th Annual Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards. And, in the article, UExplore is highlighted as a new program that promotes staff diversity across all of Academic Affairs. Through our considerable efforts and hard work in the areas of staff outreach and training and development, we have greatly contributed to the campus' progress in achieving diversity goals.

Woo hoo!

The February 16th article doesn't have this picture, though....

(left to right) Assoc Chancellor/Chief Diversity Officer Sandra P. Daley, Academic Affairs Human Resources staff, and Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.

Survey Monkey!

Please consider answering both of these surveys by Friday, February 20th.

Tell us what you thought
about yesterday’s presentations focusing on
Goal Setting and the
Financial Administration career field.

Career Connection: Goal Setting by Claire Solario
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=hOUzcrFtGkCEELMuB6ULKw_3d_3d

Financial Administration Overview & Career Panel Presentation
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qLUzu3TSuTBZW3zKAS_2fMuA_3d_3d

TIP: The S.T.A.R Method

You all have great ideas!

In the evaluations for last month's session, one of you pointed out that using the S.T.A.R. Method would be a good technique for answering questions during an interview.

• SITUATION - give an example of a SITUATION you were involved in that resulted in a positive outcome
• TASK - describe the TASKS involved in that situation
• ACTION - talk about the various ACTIONS involved in the situation's task
• RESULTS - what RESULTS directly followed because of your actions

As an extension of that idea, it's also a good tip to use the S.T.A.R. method for your professional portfolio. For example, start by anticipating a question you might be asked in the interview for that career field. Then, think about an experience that answers that question. Try to describe the experience using the S.T.A.R Method. Write it down using the S.T.A.R method. You don't need to write down a long narrative; just write down enough to help jog your memory.

The S.T.A.R. Method is a way for you to effectively respond to behavioral interviewing.
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TIP: Your Professional Portfolio

You can now access the Professional Portfolio ideas for career fields in Human Resources and Administrative support via the Academic Affairs UExplore website.

Start by entering the site: http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/staffhr/uexplore/2008.htm
Search by UExplore session topic/date
Locate the last bullet item to find the "Professional Portfolio Ideas" for that career field

There are two downloadable versions:

• Word 97-2003 version---so you can add ideas
• PDF version

If you have new ideas like Jill mentioned at last month's meeting (about volunteering), please let me know so I can keep our ideas growing.

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