Career profiles and individual development plans (IDPs) are important tools for Walgreens employees to showcase their skills and career aspirations. The document provides tips for developing strong career profiles, including updating them monthly and using the profile to tell your career story and prove your commitment to development. It also discusses key components of an effective IDP, such as listing short- and long-term goals, action steps to achieve those goals, and reflective comments on progress. Managers are encouraged to use formatting that highlights accomplishments and ties goals to Walgreens leadership behaviors.

1. Career Profiles and
IDP's
Walgreens District 687
Presented by Josie Highsmith

2. Career Profiles
Best Practice
Tip:
Update/Tweek
/Reflect
on your Career
Profile
Monthly

3. Why Should they Matter to You?
• Tell your "Walgreens Story"
• Open yourself to career/development opportunities
• Show off your skills/experience and be the BRAND
• A chance to prove you are serious about your development
• Create a positive first impression
• A reflection tool
• Increased visibility
Can you think of something to add?

4. The Dreaded Profile Picture...
There's the
good...

5. ..and then there's the not so good

6. 5 MGR's in this Room Have a Profile
Picture
But why do they even Matter?
• Establish Credibility
• Recognition
• Personal Appeal
• Branding
• Define Yourself
• Networking

7. Current & Past Job Experience
• A short synopsis of your current role and past roles
• **Tip: Print off and tie in verbiage from job description
sheets under Rate & Status
• Do not include your current location; it already says it at the
top of your profile
• For past roles, include not only a brief job description but
also your accomplishments in that role, number of people
managed, and size of budget managed
• As you progress with the company, smaller roles should be
eliminated such as CSA, BA, SFL, etc.

8. Store Experience
• Use this space to show off your Walgreens Experiences!
• Have you opened a new store or managed a non-established
location?
• Were you apart of the Kerr Conversion or do you manage
one of these locations?
• Experience in 24 hour locations?
• High Volume location experience?
• Urban stores? Rural stores?
• Use experiences not only as MGR, but also your ASM
experiences

9. Education
• List your degree(s) and any relevant courses
• Can also list degree(s) in progress
Certifications & Licenses
• List your NCBOP!
• List your PTCB!
• Any other licenses/certifications such as First Aid/CPR,
Certified Financial Planner, Certified Nursing Assistant,
etc.
Languages
• Ability to read, write, and speak fluent English
• "Conversational" Spanish or other languages if not fully
comfortable with the language

10. Relevant Non-Work Experiences
• This section is often underutilized
• Are you an alumni?
• Do you participate in organizations?
• Are you a little league coach or a leader of any children's
programs?
• Think about your hobbies and personal experiences
• Have you volunteered?
• Can also use Walgreens volunteer experiences such as Tour
de Cure, Diabetes Walks, Light the Night, etc.

11. Training/Development Experiences
• 3 Types: 1) On the job development, 2) Formal Development, 3)
Personal Development
• Include any sessions you have experienced at the Area Office
such as Rx Upskilling, GROW Training, LEAP classes, Calibration,
Rapid Intervention Training, etc. As Formal Development
• Include any books you have read or optional trainings in LTMP you
have completed for Personal Development
• Include any opportunities you have had on the job such as
presenting to your peers, shadowing your DM, etc for On the job
Development
• Think about the 3 E's: 1) Education, 2) Experience, 3) Exposure

12. Best or Most Recent Work
Accomplishments
• The first sentence should be your opening statement to really
capture the audience's attention and it should be in bold. They
should be able to read this statement and clearly see what the
accomplishment was
• Be specific
• Include names; People want to know who you may have worked for
(I.e., a DM who is now a DPR, a top talented MGR/DM, a DM who
is now in charge of a special assignment such as Frontier, etc)
• Are you a district lead of safety/beauty/etc?
• Have you done something remarkable with community outreach or
fundraising?

13. Greatest Obstacles Overcome
• Have you ever hit a roadblock and persevered through it?
• Have you handled change in a way that would "exceed
expectations"?
• Gotten promoted in a short period of time? Turned a store
to be top profit?
What awards have you received?
• Show off your professional awards such as Champion of
Champion, etc.
• Service awards
• Educational awards

14. What Position(s) would you like to move into?
• Think about your goals
• List any that apply
• If you wish to move to a higher store tier level, select
"Store Manager"
What Store Tier would you like to move into?
• Select your current store tier and any (if applicable) that
you wish to move into
Specialty Disease States Interest/Experience
• Why are you interested/passionate?
• How do you have experience?

15. Individual Development Plans
Best Practice
Tip:
Proactively
Seek
Opportunities

16. Long/Short Term Career Aspirations
• Be honest and open about what they are
• Do not be afraid to show ambition
• Make sure to show your passion through words
• Show willingness to learn and grow

17. Formatting
• Let's take a look at two different IDP's that are have
formatting differences
• Discuss benefits of the 2nd format example from a DM
perspective and the formatting of comments
• 1 Comment for each Action Step
• Tie in Leadership Behaviors

18. Content/Best Practices
• 10% Education, 20% Exposure, 70% Experience
• Should only be 5-8 Action Steps for each Goal; these should
be broadened such as "Build partnerships to create win-win
results..." And throughout the term of the IDP your
comments section will list what you did to support this such
as "I paired up with the Garner Police Department to set up
monthly meetings with local retailers to gain knowledge of
local scams/boosters."
• Set deadlines for your goals and monitor progress
• Comments need to have dates to show you have been
consistently working to support your IDP

19. Questions