Title: Prepare a portfolio for a college or job application.
Course: Career Strategies (22250-18) > Section: Exploring Job Acquisition Skills

Preparation may include

- evaluating the kind of portfolio you need and the medium in which to share the portfolio
- a collection of exemplary classroom work, certificates, and awards
- records of participation in school- or community-related activities
- letters of recommendation
- student competency records and results of career exploration activities
- industry credential certificates
- career assessment and related information
  - interest inventory
  - strengths inventories
  - career cluster results that match student’s interests and strengths
  - career plan with academic goal that includes support services needed for achievement
- résumé
- a collection of documents for use with online job sites
- a collection of documents for applying to colleges.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What criteria do employers use to evaluate employment documents? How do employers use an applicant's employment documents to predict success?
- What is the best kind of résumé for a student to use? Why? What problems might a student have in developing a résumé?
- What are the similarities and differences between electronic and paper portfolios, and when should a job applicant use one or the other?
- Whom should you ask to provide letters of recommendation?
- How should one secure their portfolio and its contents?
- How often should a portfolio be revised?
- Why should you work with your teachers and school counselors on your portfolio?