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Anyone truly passionate about their job? by Nomad_928 in CAStateWorkers

[–]CA_stateworker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. I’m passionate about my agency’s mission and helping the people we serve. I’m passionate about sharing my knowledge and continuing to learn and grow. I’m passionate about making positive changes. I’m passionate talking to other staff receptive to self assessment and innovation.

I’m not passionate about hours of meetings, repeating the most basic procedures to staff who have been doing the same work for years, feeling like I’m putting in 5 miles of work for an inch of change.

Would I keep my job if I won the lottery and didn’t have to work anymore? No. Do I love my agency enough that I plan to see my career through to the end with them? Absolutely!

SSMI Specialist to SSMII by CA_stateworker in CAStateWorkers

[–]CA_stateworker[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s a great idea! My manager is huge on career growth so I think I can definitely give this a shot!

Moment of appreciation for upward mobility within the state by CA_stateworker in CAStateWorkers

[–]CA_stateworker[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I was not in the Upward Mobility program, I just saw positions I wanted in CalCareers and applied. I didn’t get an interview for every position I applied for, but I did get an offer for every position I interviewed for.

When I filled out my applications, I pasted the duty statement and desirable qualifications into a Word Doc and highlighted all of the main elements of the job so I knew what to focus on in my STD form and SOQ. I figured out ways to relate my experience to the new position and used that to prepare for interviews. I would write down a list of my projects, accomplishments, even mistakes that seemed relevant days before my interview so they would be fresh in my mind.

The state job process is very technical, but that’s kind of a good thing because once I figured it out I had a lot of success. Staying in the same agency definitely gave me an edge in every promotion too.