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 PORTFOLIO ART PORTFOLIO ENGLISH PORTFOLIO CAREER 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 Box A Binder, and/or a CD Certificates, Awards, Job Evidence, Best Work, Etc., Etc., Pictures, Pictures, Pictures Page Protectors Paper

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  Communicating  Managing Information, including technical information  Using numerical skills  Using technology  Being creative  Being 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 SKILLS EVIDENCE  Occupation Research  Post Secondary Research  Job Descriptions  Weekly/Daily Schedule  Work Experience/RAP/Other Evaluations  Activities you have helped organize  Community Involvement/Volunteer  Future Goals and Plans  Reference 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 Projects  Teams and Clubs  Yearbook  Student Council  Grad  Community Organizations  Fund Raisers  Cultural 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!