Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military
Spouses
Learn How to Own Your Career
09 & 16 & 30 Sep 2021
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Abstract
In Corporate America, everything we do is
based on a belief that career pursuits can be more effective
if one embraces the idea of becoming an entrepreneur of
their career. That does not mean that they have to
actually become an entrepreneur, but rather that they learn
to think and act like an entrepreneur in their career
pursuits. This is a hard concept to understand and embrace
and can be particularly challenging for veterans,
transitioning service members, and military spouses.
Our focus is to help veterans, transitioning service
members, and military spouses to understand, identify and
then present their true value as they transition and
throughout their professional career development.
Our approach has three main components. They are:
- Acquaint veterans, transitioning service members, and
military spouses with the concepts of I Inc. and
being an entrepreneur of their career.
- Have the veterans, transitioning service members, and
military spouses participate in workshops to gain a
deeper understanding of the concepts and finally
- Participate in optional one on one coaching sessions
to further prepare veterans, transitioning service
members, and military spouses to develop and refine
their career strategy.
Workshops – Three 2 hour workshops with these specific
learning objectives:
- Complete a self-assessment of where the veterans,
transitioning service members, and military spouses are
with regard to their career pursuits.
- Develop an individual “Sweet Spot” of their Personal
Brand, Value Proposition and desired Under-served Needs
to help them market themselves.
- Develop a plan to have the veterans, transitioning
service members, and military spouses “tell their story”
in a compelling manner in writing, orally and in social
media.
- Develop an overall Career Development Plan using a
traditional Gantt chart type format.
Normal registration:
- $5 - PMINJ, PMIDVC and PMIGLC Veteran Members
- $5 - Non-member Veterans, transitioning Service
Members and Military Spouses
- $45 - non-members and those not associated with the
Military
- One registration fee for all three sessions
- The link to the virtual meeting will be included in
the Registration Receipt
- Download the Zoom app at: https://zoom.us/download
PDU Information
Program Number: C020-20210909
Title: Knowing Yourself
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 2.0
Leadership - 0.0
Strategic - 2.0
Technical - 0.0
Program Number: C020-20210916
Title: Knowing Your Market
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 2.0
Leadership - 0.0
Strategic - 2.0
Technical - 0.0
Program Number: C020-20210930
Title: Tell Your Story
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 2.0
Leadership - 0.0
Strategic - 2.0
Technical - 0.0
Speaker
Mike Callahan
Bio:
Mike Callahan is currently Managing Partner with
Callahan & Rose Consulting.
Prior to that, he was Director of Career Planning and
Development for the College of Business at U of Michigan –
Dearborn. In that role, he worked with employers to
develop challenging internship and job placement
opportunities.
He was also on the adjunct faculty staff at U of Michigan –
Dearborn teaching Career Planning and Development courses
within the College of Business.
He is also a published author and has written two books on
the subject of Career Planning and Development. His
first book, I Inc, is used in the BA 300
Career Planning course and the second one, Tiger in the
Office, is designed to help mid-career professionals
with their career pursuits.
During his 8 years in the Air Force, Mike was a Bomb/Nav
Specialist and supported the computer systems on the B 52 G
and H models. He was stationed at Minot, North Dakota,
Fairchild AFB in Washington and spent 6 months TDY in Guam
during the conclusion of the Vietnam War.
After his time in the military, Mike spent 25 years with
Electronic Data Systems in various project management and
leadership roles in the US and in Latin
America.
Recently, he started a podcast called I Inc and
Beyond. (It can be found on Google Podcasts and iTunes
Podcasts). The podcast focuses on helping veterans,
and returning citizens, become more empowered in the pursuit
of their career aspirations.
He is also actively supporting veterans in their career
pursuits especially in the areas of program and project
management.
