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preparing on one’s own, and links to free online support tools and Army resources. For fun, there are also links to YouTube, where participants can watch a short video to gain a better understanding of barracks living at Fort Knox and enjoy some of the history and mystery behind the Kentucky Army installation.
“Last year, I felt a bit like I was feeling my way through the dark, so having this resource available [to those who want it] is a real benefit,” said ALAP alumnus Matt Nestor.
As all-encompassing as the support guide is, it’s still just that—a support guide. It wouldn’t be enough to help our folks successfully prepare; they needed even more. With their demanding workloads and their busy personal lives, we knew
encouraging them to prepare on their own time would still provide a challenge. So, we designed a half-day, in-person work- shop to complement the support guide and strengthen our preparation process.
In September, Keith Gooding, JPEO A&A’s director of talent management and the Senior Service College Fellowship, with the help of senior leader volunteers and ALAP alumni, spent half a day work- ing with our ALAP invitees. During this workshop, participants took part in a timed argumentative writing exercise and a mock blind interview, and participated in an open conversation with all the volun- teers and alumni—each eagerly took notes as concerns were vocalized, questions were answered and valuable feedback and words of encouragement were shared.
“Te JPEO A&A talent management team put a lot of effort into making this program as realistic and representative of the ALAP experience as possible,” Bielamowicz said. “It was a great opportunity for some of our high-potential leaders to hone their writ- ing and interview skills.”
CONCLUSION Although this was the first workshop of its kind for JPEO A&A, based on the feed- back received, we know that this is just the beginning.
Multiple times, participants expressed their appreciation for the experience because it helped boost their confidence going into ALAP. It also gave them a focused opportunity to prepare without work or personal responsibilities getting in the way.
SEEING THINGS THROUGH
An ALAP workshop participant asks and answers questions during a mock blind interview. (Photo by Keith Gooding, JPEO A&A)
“I'm very appreciative of talent manage- ment taking the time to help us prepare for ALAP,” said Anthony Cortese, a work- shop participant. “It forced us to practice the most stressful parts of ALAP, which
win-win initiative all around.”
were the essay and blind interview. Tey provided invaluable feedback against the actual scoring matrices used to give us an opportunity to learn and perform at our best during ALAP.”
Te JPEO A&A talent management team is looking forward to continuing to build and develop these opportunities with the support of each year’s ALAP alumni and encourages other organizations to do the same. We encourage all organizations to use the already available resources and consider developing their own workshop for future ALAP participants. Tis is one of the many ways that collectively we can support and develop our future leaders.
“ALAP was a unique and valuable process,” said Elias Vainchenker, Project Manager Close Combat Systems. “Tere is definitely value in explaining how it functions.”
For more information, contact the author at
joanna.l.chase.ctr@
army.mil.
JOANNA CHASE provides contract support to JPEO A&A at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, as a human capital analyst, talent management and G-1 human resources professional for Booz Allen Hamilton. She holds an MBA in human resource management from Saint Leo University and a B.A. in English writing and anthropology from William Patterson University.
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