Career Conversation Toolkit.pptx

Career
Conversation
Toolkit
Copyright© 2020 GoDaddy Inc.
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Your guide to having great
conversations about your career
aspirations.

This toolkit contains a Career Aspirations Worksheet and Self-Reflection Worksheet, which will build the framework for
having an effective Career discussion with your manager using the third tool found here, the Career
Conversation Worksheet.
Tips for Using This Toolkit
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Quick Tip: The worksheets in this Toolkit have been created to help you think about the areas important to recognizing and achieving your career goals. Use
as much, or as little of this toolkit as you need. Focus on the area(s) where you need the most help! Need help thinking about what's next in your career, but
feel confident formulating the conversation with your manager? Focus on the Career Aspirations Worksheet. It's your career to navigate – chose the tools that
are most helpful to you!
The Career Aspirations Worksheet is designed to
help you think about your career aspirations and the
skills and talents that will help you accomplish this
goal.
The Self-Reflection Worksheet is a chance to
reflect on your individual career journey (the 'What'
and the 'How'), as well as your values.
Your responses from these worksheets are then
entered into the Career Conversation Worksheet
(using the corresponding letters) to build your Career
Conversation guide.
For example, your answer here…
…becomes a talking point here.

Career Aspirations Worksheet
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Take some time to reflect on
your career aspirations. What
is your ‘big picture' long-term
goal.
A.
What are two milestones that
will ensure you’re
making progress?
B.
• Milestone 1
• Milestone 2
What are 3 important skills that
are relevant to your aspirations?
C.
• Skill 1
• Skill 2
• Skill 3
Which of these skills and
capabilities do you currently
have?
D.
• Example 1
• Example 2
Which skills and capabilities do
you need to develop or learn
to achieve your aspirations?
E.
• Example 1
• Example 2
Quick tip!
Reference leveling guides to help you identify skills you may need to develop or learn for a current or new role.

Self-Reflection Worksheet
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What How Alignment
Reflecting on your whole career,
what achievements, specific
outcomes and opportunities have you
experienced? What have you noticed
comes easily to you, which may be
difficult for others? List some
examples.
F.
Example 1
Example 2
Take a moment to think about what is
important to you, and what brings
you joy. What are your personal
values?
G.
Which of GoDaddy’s Values align
with your personal values?
H.
How do you demonstrate these
values at work?
I.
Thinking through your career and
your values, what do you need to
ensure these are aligned?
J. I need …

Career Conversation Tips
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Having great conversations starts with being prepared. This checklist includes items to help you nail your next
career discussion with your manager. We'll show you how to incorporate your worksheet topics into the
conversation on the next page.
Dream about what’s next: Think about your career aspirations and the skills you want to develop. Use the
career tools provided to help guide you. Plan check-ins with your manager, as they are a key resource in
your growth.
Don’t be shy: This is a great time to reflect on a few key accomplishments and highlights.
Use this time as a chance to grow: Identify your biggest challenges and what could have gone better that
you can apply in the future.
Ask for help: Talk about areas where you need support.
Talk about your career goals: Discuss any changes in your career goals with your Manager so they
understand your plan.

Career Conversation Worksheet
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 1. Dream about what’s next:
• “My long-term career aspiration is [A__________], and the milestones I need to meet to achieve my goal are [B_______, ____ ]. I’d like to use this
time to talk about the skills I need to get there, and we can check in on my progress during our next meeting.”
 2. Don’t be shy:
• “My career aspirations require skills and/or capabilities of [C_____________]. I have [D_______, _______, _______] skills and/or capabilities to
achieve my career aspirations. I’m proud of [F_______, _______, _______]. I am also proud of how I demonstrate [H______, I_____] in my current
role.”
 3. Use this time as a chance to grow:
• “In order to achieve my career aspirations, I still need help with [E_______, _______, _______].”
 4. Ask for help:
• “I want to be known for/ need [J_______]. What exposure, experience, or education do you recommend to help me grow in these areas?”
 5. Talk about your career goals:
• “Based on our conversation, do we need to revisit my approach or goals for the year? Let’s check-in in a couple of months to see how I'm
progressing.”
Now let's bring it all together! This is your opportunity to use the Aspirations Worksheet and Self-Reflection Worksheet to build the framework
for your next career conversation with your manager and own your career! Reference the letters in front of the worksheet questions to fill in
the blanks. For example, “A” references your answer from the first question on the Career Aspirations Worksheet.

Appendix
Examples and Glossary of Terms
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Care Example - Career Aspirations Worksheet
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goal.
A. Become a Care Supervisor.
making progress?
B.
• Complete time
management and
delegation skills training.
• Work on my
communication skills and
lead team meetings on a
weekly basis.
C.
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management and
delegation
have?
D.
• Attention to detail
•
•
E.
• Communication skills
• Time management and
delegation

Care Example - Self-Reflection Worksheet
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What How Alignment
examples.
F.
• Top performer of my team in
January, February, and March of
this year
• Consistently exceeding the
performance metrics and KPI's
for my role
• Received a Luminaries award in
2019
values?
G. Collaborating with others and
being a good teammate, being
reliable, dependable and
trustworthy
H. Joining Forces
values at work?
I. I provided feedback in the
moment to John when he was
struggling to meet his numbers in
June. He was able to exceed his
sales goals with my help
Thinking through your career and your
values, what do you need to ensure
these are aligned?
J. I need … Although I'm seen as
open and honest, I want people to
see me as empathetic. My
communication style can come off
as direct, so I'd like to work on that.

Care Example - Career Conversation Worksheet
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• “My long-term career aspiration is to become a Care Supervisor and the milestones I need to meet to achieve my goal are to complete time management and
delegation skills training and work on my communication skills and lead team meetings on a weekly basis. I’d like to use this time to talk about the skills I
need to get there, and we can check in on my progress during our next meeting.”
 “My career aspirations require skills and/or capabilities of communication, attention to detail, and time management and delegation. I have the attention
to detail skills and/or capabilities to achieve my career aspirations. I’m proud of being the top performer of my team in January, February, and March of
this year, consistently exceeding the performance metrics and KPI's for my role, and receiving a Luminaries award in 2019. I am also proud of how I
demonstrate joining forces by providing feedback in the moment to John when he was struggling to meet his numbers in June. He was able to exceed
his sales goals with my help.”
• “In order to achieve my career aspirations, I still need help with my communication skills and time management.”
• “I want to be known for being empathetic, and currently I am seen as direct. What exposure, experience, or education do you recommend to help me grow in
these areas?”
 “Based on our conversation, do we need to revisit my approach or goals for the year? Let’s check-in in a couple of months to see how I'm progressing.”
Reference the letters in front of the worksheet questions to fill in the blanks. For example, “A” references your answer from the first question
on the Career Aspirations Worksheet. Bring this worksheet to your next career conversation with your manager and own your career!

Engineering Example - Career Aspirations Worksheet
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goal.
A. Become an SDE V
making progress?
B.
• Lead cross-functional
team
• Code Impact: Division
C.
• Successfully having a
difficult conversation
• Experimentation
• Scrum
have?
D.
• Scrum
E.
• Successfully having a
difficult conversation
• Experimentation
Quick tip!
Reference leveling guides to help you identify skills you may need to develop or learn for a current or new role.

Engineering Example - Self-Reflection Worksheet
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What How Alignment
examples.
F. I onboarded to AWS, and I have
implemented Hivemind
experimentation.
values?
G. Being seen as an expert
H. Joining Forces
values at work?
I. By proactively reaching out to
my partner teams
Thinking through your career and
your values, what do you need to
ensure these are aligned?
J. I need … more visibility to
senior leaders and decision
makers to increase my ability to be
seen as an expert so my peers
take my advice.

Engineering Example - Career Conversation Worksheet
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• “My long-term career aspiration is to become an SDE V and the milestones I need to meet to achieve my goal are to lead cross-functional team and have
Code Impact at the Division level. I’d like to use this time to talk about the skills I need to get there, and we can check in on my progress during our next
meeting.”
• “My career aspirations require skills and/or capabilities of successfully having a difficult conversation, experimentation, and scrum. I have the scrum skills
to achieve my career aspirations. I’m proud that I onboarded to AWS, and I have implemented Hivemind experimentation. I am also proud of how I
demonstrate my expertise and Joining Forces by proactively reaching out to my partner teams in my current role.”
• “In order to achieve my career aspirations, I still need help with successfully having difficult conversations and experimentation.”
• “I want to be known for being an expert, and need more visibility to senior leaders and decision makers to increase my ability to be seen as an expert so
my peers take my advice more visibility to senior leaders and decision makers to increase my ability to be seen as an expert so my peers take my
advice. What exposure, experience, or education do you recommend to help me grow in these areas?”
• “Based on our conversation, do we need to revisit my approach or goals for the year? Let’s check-in in a couple of months to see how I'm progressing.”
Reference the letters in front of the worksheet questions to fill in the blanks. For example, “A” references your answer from the first question
on the Career Aspirations Worksheet. Bring this worksheet to your next career conversation with your manager and own your career!

Glossary of Terms
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Achievement
Things done successfully with effort, dedication and perseverance.
Capabilities
The ability or power to do something.
Career
Is the occupation undertaking for a significant period and with opportunities for progress.
Career Aspiration
A hope or ambition of achieving something in your career.
Career Milestone
A significant stage or event in the development of your career.
Expectation
A strong belief that something will happen either from others or from yourself.
Career Goal
Is a well-defined statement explaining the profession that you intend to pursue throughout your career.
Growth-Mindset
Is a mental attitude or inclination toward improvement.
Outcomes
The way things turn out or a consequence of your actions.
Opportunities
A time or set of circumstances, a chance that makes it possible to do something.
Skills
The ability to perform an action with determined results often within a given amount of time and energy.

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