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!