CREATING A CAREER PLANNING PORTFOLIO
CAREER PLANNING PORTFOLIO
• What is a CAREER PLANNING Portfolio?• Why Do a Career Planning Portfolio?• The Process• Creating My Career planning Portfolio• Organizing My Career Planning Portfolio• Pause and Reflect
WHAT IS A PORTFOLIO?
• PORT - TO CARRY• FOLIO – PAPERS
FINANCIAL PORTFOLIOART PORTFOLIOENGLISH PORTFOLIOCAREER PLANNING PORTFOLIO
WHY A CAREER PLANNING PORTFOLIO?
• Provides a record of all career planning activities throughout high school including self assessments, and occupation & post secondary research
• Proves growth in skills & accomplishments and organizes evidence
• Helps you understand your values, interests & strengths and reflect on appropriate career decisions as well as areas for improvement.
•Use it as a tool for demonstrating personal qualities, skills, and plans in an interview – job, scholarship, post secondary
GETTING STARTED
You will need:A Collection BoxA Binder, and/or a CD Certificates, Awards, Job Evidence,
Best Work, Etc., Etc., Pictures, Pictures, PicturesPage ProtectorsPaper
THE PROCESS
STEP 1: SELF ASSESSMENT/ CAREER RESEARCH
STEP 2: GATHER EVIDENCE
STEP 3: ORGANIZE
STEP 4: ARRANGE
STEP 5: DEVELOP REFLECTIVE/SKILL STATEMENTS
STEP 6: ADD AND REVISE
THIS IS ME!Who am I?
What am I good at?
What is important to me?
What do I like to do?
ACADEMIC AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
CommunicatingManaging Information, including technical
informationUsing numerical skillsUsing technologyBeing creativeBeing able to think and solve problems
ACADEMIC AND TECHNICAL SKILLS EVIDENCE
• Transcript or Report Card• Awards• Best Work Examples• Samples of Computer Skills• Projects • Other courses• Letters of Reference, Thank you cards
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• Organizing• Goal setting• Planning• Managing time and resources• Taking responsibility• Being flexible
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLSEVIDENCE
Occupation ResearchPost Secondary Research Job DescriptionsWeekly/Daily Schedule Work Experience/RAP/Other EvaluationsActivities you have helped organizeCommunity Involvement/VolunteerFuture Goals and PlansReference Letters
TEAMWORK/LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• Working with others• Cooperating to reach goals• Respecting the views and opinions of
others• Advising/Helping others• Leading
TEAMWORK/LEADERSHIP EVIDENCE
Group Activities and ProjectsTeams and ClubsYearbookStudent Council GradCommunity OrganizationsFund RaisersCultural Organizations Letters/Certificates
SO WHAT?
FOR EACH ENTRY OR SECTION:
• THROUGH REFLECTION OR USING A SKILLS TEMPLATE, INDICATE WHAT GOALS YOU INTENDED TO ACHIEVE AND TO WHAT EXTENT THIS ACTIVITY ACHIEVED THESE GOALS.
• Why did you include this item in your portfolio – how does it represent your skills, goals and values?
SUCCESS!