module 10: writing your personal logbook direct your future
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Module 10:Writing Your Personal Logbook
Direct Your Future
Objectives
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
• List and describe the kinds of information you should place in your portfolio.
• Describe how to use a portfolio to assist in career planning.
• Maintain your personal career portfolio.
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Career PortfolioYour personal career portfolio is an organized collection
of information about your:• Assessment results• Clusters and occupations being considered.• Educational plans and grades.• School and community activities.• Favorite schools, majors, and scholarships (high
school only).• Résumés and cover letters (high school only).• Favorite companies and jobs (high school only).• Other content that is scanned or uploaded.
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Ways to use a portfolio• Keep a record of results of inventories and tests.• Make plans for high school (or college) courses to be
taken and record credits and grades.• Track choices about occupations, majors, and schools
and return to explore and re-prioritize them.• Keep notes about career plans.• Record in-school and out-of-school activities.• Develop, update, and store résumés that can be
printed or sent electronically to potential employers.• Keep information important to career planning
organized in one place where it is easy to access.• Post a public e-Portfolio for review for employers and
school personnel during high school.
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Kuder® Career Portfolio
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• Account Information• Assessment Results• Career Goals• Educational Plans• Schools (high school only)• Financial Aid Sources (high school only)• Job-Seeking Tools (high school only)• Manage e-Portfolio (high school only)
Homework for Next Session
Show your portfolio to your parent(s) or guardian(s) and ask:
• Do they think that the results of the inventories “fit” you?
• What information about you would they add to your portfolio?
• What are their reactions to your plans for future education and occupational choices?
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