Maintaining a career portfolio should include updating and supplementing
- statement of career plan and goals
- résumé that lists
- job skills
- experience
- education
- certifications
- professional organization involvement
- community service
- awards and recognition
- professional references
- documentation of work samples (e.g., photographs, descriptions, storyboards)
- completed job application form, if applicable.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- How are career portfolios used in the workplace?
- Can a career portfolio ever be too large? Why, or why not?
Communication
- Why is it important to keep a career portfolio up to date? How does a professional determine when to update it?
- Why is a career portfolio never finished?
Leadership
- How are career portfolios helpful?
- What technology is available to maintain an electronic career portfolio?
Management
- What skills are required to maintain a professional career portfolio?
- What professional resources are available to help with maintaining a career portfolio?
- How are career portfolios assessed?