CAREER PORTFOLIO (FOOTNOTES
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Career Portfolio - ANSWER ✔ a collection of information, either
physical or digital, that represents one's personal, scholastic, and
professional achievements; it helps communicate your skills,
experiences, and goals to potential employers.
In addition to information about what you have done, a career portfolio
can contain information about what you want to do. It can help you think
about your professional goals. Overall, a career portfolio provides both
you and your potential employers with highly valuable information.
Career portfolio may include: - ANSWER ✔ Work samples
Letters
Reports
Job descriptions
A sample portfolio contains: - ANSWER ✔ Pictures and award ribbons
of when she played team sports
Brochures and flyers of volunteer activities
High school and college transcripts
A resume
Progress reports from work
Resume - ANSWER ✔ a concise summary of academic achievements,
work experiences, career objectives, skills, education, and training
, Why do you need a career portfolio? - ANSWER ✔ Remember Jane?
Her resume includes a brief description of her time working in a daycare
center. Her portfolio, however, contains pictures of her interacting with
the children, two thank you letters from parents, and a drawing a child
made for her. An employer looking through Jane's portfolio will know
she made a positive impact during her daycare job. Portfolios can also be
used effectively during interviews. For example, imagine an interviewer
asks about a job from several years ago. Instead of you trying to think of
the answer, you may have a work sample to show, or a letter of
recommendation from your former employer.
Content - ANSWER ✔ the collection of items and information placed
in the portfolio.
Guidelines to organize portfolio: - ANSWER ✔ Use a professional
binder.
Start with a table of contents, so you and the reader can easily find
important items.
Organize by categories, such as academics, work experience, awards,
volunteer work, community service, and special skills; separate the
categories with dividers.
For most items, such as letters, include photocopies, rather than
originals.
Use appropriate images and other visuals if possible, and include a
caption to explain their significance.
The portfolio should be no longer than 20 pages.
INCLUDED) WELL ELABORATED
Career Portfolio - ANSWER ✔ a collection of information, either
physical or digital, that represents one's personal, scholastic, and
professional achievements; it helps communicate your skills,
experiences, and goals to potential employers.
In addition to information about what you have done, a career portfolio
can contain information about what you want to do. It can help you think
about your professional goals. Overall, a career portfolio provides both
you and your potential employers with highly valuable information.
Career portfolio may include: - ANSWER ✔ Work samples
Letters
Reports
Job descriptions
A sample portfolio contains: - ANSWER ✔ Pictures and award ribbons
of when she played team sports
Brochures and flyers of volunteer activities
High school and college transcripts
A resume
Progress reports from work
Resume - ANSWER ✔ a concise summary of academic achievements,
work experiences, career objectives, skills, education, and training
, Why do you need a career portfolio? - ANSWER ✔ Remember Jane?
Her resume includes a brief description of her time working in a daycare
center. Her portfolio, however, contains pictures of her interacting with
the children, two thank you letters from parents, and a drawing a child
made for her. An employer looking through Jane's portfolio will know
she made a positive impact during her daycare job. Portfolios can also be
used effectively during interviews. For example, imagine an interviewer
asks about a job from several years ago. Instead of you trying to think of
the answer, you may have a work sample to show, or a letter of
recommendation from your former employer.
Content - ANSWER ✔ the collection of items and information placed
in the portfolio.
Guidelines to organize portfolio: - ANSWER ✔ Use a professional
binder.
Start with a table of contents, so you and the reader can easily find
important items.
Organize by categories, such as academics, work experience, awards,
volunteer work, community service, and special skills; separate the
categories with dividers.
For most items, such as letters, include photocopies, rather than
originals.
Use appropriate images and other visuals if possible, and include a
caption to explain their significance.
The portfolio should be no longer than 20 pages.
