THE CAREERWISE GAME
EVERYONE WINS
Capstone Project by Tony Astro

Needs & Stakeholders

Coast Guard
Personnel
Government
College
CareerWise
Dr. Tony Astro
Career
Service
Provider
POPULATION & STAKEHOLDERS

Department
Head
Personnel
Career One
StopDepartment
of Veteran
Coast Guard College &
Universities
Mentors &
Supervisors

Stakeholders
Department Heads
Employees
Colleges / Universities
• Mentors
• Supervisors
Career WorkForce Centers
Department of Veteran Affairs
Coach
(Internal)
Career Service Provider /
Counselor

6 Measurable
Objectives
ccs

Skills – list & assess transferable skills1
Capture – review & translate CDBs3
Cultivate –prepare tools for daily success4
Educate – develop QMD training plans5
Synergize – interact & collaborate with stakeholders6
Objective Evaluations
Understand – identify occupations.2
Supplement – resolve & enhance career & training plans7

Super’s Career Development Inventory1SKILLS & SERVICES
Setup QMD Career Development Board3CAPTURING & CAREER
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
QMD Meetings and Training (Group)4CULTIVATION &
COACHING
QMD Interviews, 1on1, Mentorship5EDUCATION &
EXPLANATIONS
Focus Group / Stakeholders Meeting6SYNERGY &
STAKEHOLDERS
Objective Evaluations:
One*Net & Career One Stop tools2UNDERSTANDING
Supplement – resolve & enhance career & training plans7SUPPLEMENT &
SOLUTIONS
How each Objectives will be Measured

CareerWise
Solution
Connecting
People to
their Brand
(Career)
• Connecting:
Workshop,
Mentorship &
Development
Board
• People:
Personnel,
Department
Head &
Stakeholders
• Brand:
Success,
Culture,
Education

CAREER SUCCESS
DURING & AFTER
Network
& Take
Organizational
Tour
CareerWise Career Service Provider
Employee. Employer. External.

Week 4
CareerWise Career Service Provider
Mentor!
Veteran. Coast Guard. Schools.

Challenges &
Transition!
(ATTN: ANIMATED LIKE WEBSITE
PREVIEW)

Barriers Participation Challenges
• Time and Funding
• Coordination
with Stakeholders
• Participation of
target group.

Goal for the Employer

Make Career Decisions
Evaluate Self.
Occupational Alternatives
Obtain Information / Choices
Make Choice
1
2
3
4
5
Menu of Career Services & Methods

Step 1: Become Aware
of Need to Make
Career Decisions
Step 2: Learn About
and/or Re-Evaluate
Self
Step 3: Identify
Occupational
Alternatives
Menu of Career Services Step 1-4
Step 4: Obtain
Information about
Occupational
Choices

Assess Compare Select
Research
Intern
Invite
Social, Dress, Interview
Step 5: Make
Tentative
Occupational
Choice
Step 6: Make
Educational Choices
Step 7: Get a Job
.
Menu of Career Services Step 5-7

ISSUES&CONFIDENTIALITY
Ethical
Standards
• Provide Career
Counseling
• Explore
employees job
productivity &
search

$$
 between $85.00 and
$200 per hour
THE NEGOTIATION
 one employer may pay
$3500 per month
 $9000 per month for 12
full-time days of
service.
 Identify alternative internal
career options for people in
transition .
 Develop specific career
 Create career development
plans
 Maximize person-job-
organizational fit
 Administer and interpret
assessments
 Teach internal career
advisors and mentors
Facilitate employee training
and development initiatives

Participation
Challenges & Barriers
01
02
03
06
05
Time and Funding
• Plan Ahead
• Get Sponsorship
Coordination
• Create timeline
• Build Committee
• Partnership
Participation
• Marketing
• Social Media
• Support Group
Delay
• Back-up
• Publish
• Email Blast
Participants
• Calendar Invite
• Plan 6 mos.
• Email Blast
04
Budget
• Sponsorships
• Support
• Build

Challenges &
Transition!
(ATTN: ANIMATED LIKE WEBSITE
PREVIEW)

MEET CAREERWISE
• One-on-one career counseling
• Exploration of career options and goals
• Assessments
• Individual development plan (IDP) assistance
• Job search coaching
• Application materials review
• Resume writing assistance
• Interview coaching
• Strategies to manage career stage transitions
(early, mid, late career/retirement)
To provide employees career coaching and counseling with a tailored approach to each
individual.

Coast Guard Career Wise
1
2
4
3
Assess
Identify
Review
Implement
Measurable Objectives
$
1. Assess the
transferrable skills of
each attendees.
2. Identify at least 3
occupations and
skills from each
participants.
3. Review and translate
each assessments of
all participants.
Determine potential
and weakness of
each participants for
possible transition.
4. Implement career
plan (Training,
promotion, job
applications & mock
interviews)

What CareerWise can Do for all
Stakeholders. Typical Day to Day
for the Success of the
Organization
Administer
& Assess
Skills
1
Identify
Alternative
Career
Options
Facilitate
Employee
Training
Explore & Prepare
Employee Job
Search (Internal &
External)
Maximize
Person Job Fit
Provide
objective
career
counseling
Teach internal
career
advisors.
6
5
4
3
2
7
Typical Day of CareerWise

Benefits to the Organization
Increase Employee
Productivity & Morale
Retention of Valued
Employees
SUCCESS
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SUPPLEMENT
F
SYNERGIZE
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EDUCATION
D
CULTIVATE
C
CAPTURE
B
UNDERSTAND
A
SKILLS
Resource Base for
Professional Experienced
Facilitators & Career Service
Provider