1. Professional Portfolio
Tech 190A Week 4 Lecture
Professional Portfolio

2. Professional Portfolio
Your professional portfolio is actually a combination of some of the things you did already and some additional assignments all enclosed in a folder. So far we have done the following:
Resume
Cover letter
Personal career development plan
Soft skill report (in progress)
Other reports (in progress)
When completed, this portfolio pretty much describes you as a complete professional.

3. When Completed, Your Portfolio Should Include the Following Materials:
Three different job advertisements of careers that suit you
Cover letter addressed to a potential employer in one of the above jobs
Your resume which focuses on the job addressed in the cover letter 
Your 3-5 page personal career development plan report with five subtitles of
What do I want to be and why do I need to be that?
What do I need to get there?
What do I have now? (Competencies I currently possess)
What more do I need to get what I want? (Competencies required to meet my career goal)
How can I get what I need to meet my need? (How to meet competencies I currently don't possess)
3-5 Page Soft Skills report
1 ½ - 2-page introduction and descriptions report
A sample of your past project, research or best documented scholarly achievement.
Make your presentation on this
Submit your portfolio to instructor

4. Video Module 7: Finding a Job
Six Methods of Finding a Job
Word of mouth
Searching the Internet
Internet posting
Publications
Attend meetings like trade shows
Recruiters

5. Video Module 8: Workplace Relationships
Your employer made tremendous investment for your job including you
Arrive to work on time
Time management is important
Observe break times: morning, lunch and afternoon breaks
Your office housekeeping reflects who you are
Your reputation should be maintained
Keep proper dress code

6. Video Module 8: Workplace Relationships
Attend meetings (six rules about meetings):
Prepare for meetings before you go
Get to meetings on time (a few minutes early)
Contribute only accurate information
Pay attention
Ask questions if you don’t understand anything
Complete all the agreed action items

7. Video Module 8: Workplace Relationships
Nine Rules of Job Behavior
Observe, listen, keep quiet and ask questions
Be aware about gossip and company culture
Be professional
Know your responsibilities
Always have a positive attitude
Ask for feedback
Expect change and surprises
Keep your sense of humor
Maintain a high level of ethics

8. Video Module 13: Career Transition
Seven Steps to Career Transition
Create interest and experience assessment
Generate skills and motivational inventory
Perform career evaluation
Determine transferable skills
Create career plan
Establish educational requirements
Perform new career appraisal