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CAREER PORTFOLIO

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What is a Career Portfolio?

A record of your 4-H career.

Shows personal growth and development.

Most beneficial to start when you begin 4-H and continue every year.

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Why do a Career Portfolio?

Easy way to record activities and accomplishments. Opportunity to win awards and trips.

National 4-H Youth Congress Records for job applications and scholarship

applications. Conclusion of project. Fun to go back and read and look at pictures when

you are older!

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Parts of Career Portfolio

Section 1: Project Accomplishments Identify projects you are taking List what was done / accomplished List what you learned through each project

Note: Any experience related to the projects you are

taking: workshops, judging contests, presentations, speeches, camps specific

to curriculum areas, etc. should be listed in Section 2.

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Parts of Career Portfolio Section 2: 4-H Leadership, Community Service,

Volunteer, Citizenship, & Educational Experiences List each 4-H Activity in appropriate curriculum

area. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE ENROLLED IN A

PROJECT THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE CURRICULUM AREA.

Activities can include camps, contests, workshops, county events, educational experiences, service projects, elected offices, committees, judging, presentations, speeches, etc.

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Section 2 Continued

It is OK if you don’t have information for all the sections.

It is important to show a progression of learning activities and leadership responsibility from year to year.

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Parts of Career Portfolio

Section 3: Non 4-H Experiences Do not include any items pertaining to 4-H in this

section. List most meaningful participation in school,

church and community organizations other than 4-H.

Important to show a progression of learning activities and leadership responsibility year to year.

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Parts of Career Portfolio Section 4: 4-H Curriculum Story

Landscape, max. 6 pages, one side, double spaced, 1 ½” top and 1” side and bottom margins, True Type Font, Times New Roman, 12 point.

Introduction Growth in curriculum area and area you are

applying for an award. Other projects and Experiences Leadership / Community Service to the curriculum

area in which you are competing. Conclusion and summary of the impact of 4-H on

you.

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Parts of Career Portfolio

Section 5: Support Materials Materials must provide documentation to support

your 4-H Career Portfolio. Includes max. of 6 pages with materials fitting on

11”x 8 ½” landscaped paper.No more than 4 pages of photos.

ACTION shots best.Up to 2 additional pages of supporting

materials other than photos.

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What are judges looking for?

4-H Career Portfolio Accomplishments Review

(scoresheet) Section 1 – Project Accomplishments, 35%

Show income & expensesEx: My five chickens cost me $50.00 and I

spent $45.00 in feed and supplies. I butchered them and sold them for $12.00/ bird and made $60.00.

Ex: My art project supplies cost $12.00 and framing cost me $25.00.

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What are judges looking for?

Section 2 – 4-H Leadership, Community Service, Volunteer, Citizenship, and Educational Experiences, 35% Jr. Leader Club or Council Officer Committee member and / or officer Explain what you done and how many you helped.

Size and scope.

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Section 3 – Non 4-H Experience, 5% Diverse and variety key. School sports and summer leagues ok but

looking for variety of activities.

Section 4 – 4-H Career Story, 15 % Follow format guidelines. Be sure and proof read and have someone else

proof it.

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4-H Curriculum Story Parts

Suggested story format from http://4h.unl.edu/web/4h/congresselectionprocess

Do not identify theses parts in your story! Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Describe your growth in your curriculum area. (In the

area you are applying for an award.) Part 3: Other 4-H Projects & Experiences Part 4: Leadership / Community service related to the

curriculum area in which you are competing. Part 5: Conclusion – summary of the impact of 4-H on you.

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Section 5 – Support Material, 5% If have access to digital pictures, makes it neater

but do not have to be digital. If have access to computer to type caption on

pictures is neater but neat hand written captions are ok too.

Make use of all the page. Action shots!!! Pictures of 4-Her working with or

on project.

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What are judges looking for?

General, 5% NO plastic sheet protectors! Follow formatting guidelines on each tab.

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Guidelines

Follow the instructions on each tab and look at the examples given on each tab.

Be sure to list an activity only once.

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1824 N St., Suite 102

Auburn, NE

www.nemaha.unl.edu

(402) 274-4755

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Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.

The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.