Career Portfolio Career Portfolio ProjectProject

A Tool For Your FutureA Tool For Your Future

Career Portfolio Career Portfolio Goals/BenefitsGoals/Benefits

Students recognize their strengths, abilities and Students recognize their strengths, abilities and interests and plan for the futureinterests and plan for the future

Students graduate with relevant and valuable Students graduate with relevant and valuable tools to utilize in their college and career tools to utilize in their college and career pursuitspursuits

A solid portfolio will build confidence and give A solid portfolio will build confidence and give students a definite edge in college application students a definite edge in college application processes and job interviews.processes and job interviews.

Basic ComponentsBasic Components Table of ContentsTable of Contents Cover Letter Cover Letter ResumeResume Career PlanCareer Plan Career PreparationCareer Preparation Research AssignmentResearch Assignment Job ShadowingJob Shadowing Thank You LetterThank You Letter Community ServiceCommunity Service Achievements/AwardsAchievements/Awards Talent Profile SectionTalent Profile Section Portfolio Evaluation and Portfolio Evaluation and

InterviewInterview

Cover Letter and ResumeCover Letter and Resume Students compose a Students compose a

‘sample’ cover letter ‘sample’ cover letter to later be to later be customized for use customized for use with college and with college and career applications, career applications, interviews and other interviews and other correspondence.correspondence.

Students generate Students generate an updated ‘one an updated ‘one page’ resume for page’ resume for use with college and use with college and career applications career applications and interviews.and interviews.

Career PlanCareer PlanA continually updated career plan helps students:

• Discover their strengths, talents and interests

• Research and explore potential career paths

• Set goals and objectives

• Realize the skills, education and training necessary to achieve their goals

• Schedule the appropriate high school and post-secondary courses required to stay on track.

Career PreparationCareer Preparation

This section should contain evidence of preparation for your field of study:

• High School Transcripts

• SAT’s, ACT’s, PSSA’s, NOCTI and other standardized test scores

• Organization memberships, certifications, Co-op employer evaluations

• Documentation of specific events that have enhanced your career choice

Research AssignmentResearch Assignment

Includes written and Includes written and oral componentsoral components

Students follow Students follow approved formatapproved format

Teacher approved Teacher approved research topic is research topic is related to either: related to either: 1. Student’s 1. Student’s career/technical career/technical program program 2. Student’s career 2. Student’s career

explorationexploration

Job Shadowing ExperienceJob Shadowing Experience Exploring career Exploring career

possibilities through job possibilities through job shadowing yields many shadowing yields many benefits.benefits.

Select a business or Select a business or organization related to your organization related to your prospective field of study.prospective field of study.

Call and make an Call and make an appointment. People are appointment. People are generally happy to help.generally happy to help.

Ask questions, take notes Ask questions, take notes and obtain any brochures or and obtain any brochures or printed literature they may printed literature they may have on their company.have on their company.

Write a reflection essay to Write a reflection essay to include in your portfolio.include in your portfolio.

Community ServiceCommunity Service

Document volunteer community service activities (3+).Document volunteer community service activities (3+). Community Service Opportunities may include: Community Service Opportunities may include:

High school sponsored programs/activitiesHigh school sponsored programs/activities Scouts, religious affiliations, community groups, or Scouts, religious affiliations, community groups, or

personal endeavors.personal endeavors.

Achievements and Achievements and RecommendationsRecommendations

Honor rollHonor roll Perfect attendancePerfect attendance Student leadershipStudent leadership Athletics, music, artAthletics, music, art Extra-curricular Extra-curricular

activities/clubsactivities/clubs Letters of Letters of

recommendationrecommendation OthersOthers

Talent ProfileTalent Profile Personal Contact Personal Contact

InformationInformation

High School Career High School Career Statistics and Info.Statistics and Info.

Elite Events: Districts, Elite Events: Districts, NationalsNationals

Travel & Club TeamsTravel & Club Teams

Coach/Director Coach/Director Contact InformationContact Information

Portfolio EvaluationPortfolio EvaluationAnd Practice InterviewAnd Practice Interview

Students conclude Students conclude the project with a the project with a practice job practice job interview with an interview with an evaluation team:evaluation team:

1. Selected 1. Selected teamteam

2. Advisory 2. Advisory

CommitteeCommittee

3. Others3. Others

Grade ReportingGrade Reporting

Students should complete the Portfolio Project by Students should complete the Portfolio Project by the end of second marking period - Maythe end of second marking period - May

Evaluations and interviews are conducted during Evaluations and interviews are conducted during the this marking period (April - May)the this marking period (April - May)

Portfolio grades are reported at the end of the Portfolio grades are reported at the end of the grading periodgrading period

Final TipsFinal Tips

The portfolio The portfolio components components covered in this covered in this presentation are the presentation are the basics.basics.

If you possess other If you possess other specialty areas, specialty areas, create a new create a new section to highlight section to highlight those skills and those skills and experience.experience.

Students pursuing Students pursuing the arts (Art, the arts (Art, theater, music, theater, music, architecture, architecture, graphic design, graphic design, film) should film) should compose a separate compose a separate ‘art’ portfolio to ‘art’ portfolio to display that work.display that work. This is your This is your portfolio. portfolio. Customize it to best Customize it to best suit your goals and suit your goals and objectives. objectives.

Tool BoxTool Box

Sample templates for the Career Sample templates for the Career Portfolio components are posted on Portfolio components are posted on the website.the website.

Helpful websitesHelpful websites www.bls.govwww.bls.gov www.educationplanner.orgwww.educationplanner.org

Career Portfolio Career Portfolio ProjectProject

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