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NSPS Assessments and Your High-3 Average Salary:
2009 Checklist for Soon-to-Retire NSPS Employees
Kathryn Troutman, Federal Career Expert
While the 2008 pay pools have been met, the scores are completed, and the
results are in, it's time to think about 2009 and get your accomplishments
started.
This is critcially important to consider if you are planning to retire
in the next five years. Your pay resulting from upcoming NSPS performance
evaluations can greatly affect the monthly dollar amount you receive
from your retirement annuity (which is based on your "high three
average salary").
Here's a quick checklist to help you maximize your 2009 NSPS
evaluations:
- Take a new look at your job objectives and decide if they are real and true
for your current job and for 2009.
- Find out what the pay pool comments are about the job objectives in general
and begin to work on a new updated version of your job objectives.
- Review your job objectives in terms of the recommended SMART format.
Re-think the contributing factors, and make sure you selected the right ones for
last year.
- Make an appointment with your supervisor to discuss your 2009 objectives.
- While you are in your meeting with your supervisor, just ask the supervisor
to interpret the agency's mission for you. Listen for an up-to-date,
new take on the mission. There could be some new information important for
you to consider.
- Begin a "Top Ten List of Accomplishments" for 2009 right away. You are
probably beginning 2009 projects right now, might as well get started with your
interim list.
- Create a plan for updating your accomplishment list -- is it weekly, or
bi-weekly? Considier logging into an Excel spreadsheet, or in your
calendar.
- Be careful to recognize the difference between a regular job duty and an
accomplishment or project. The accomplishments are the critical information for
the NSPS self-assessment.
- Make your wish list for conferences, training and college courses you'd like
to take in 2009. Ask for tuition reimbursement or attendance to conferences
now.
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About the Author
Kathryn Troutman, President and Founder of The Resume Place, Inc.
Troutman is the nation's leading expert in federal career
training. and is the author of nine federal career books including
Writing Your NSPS
Self-Assessment.
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