Portfolios Professional Employment Portfolios A professional employment portfolio is something that sets you apart from other job candidates. Both a well-prepared electronic or hard copy portfolio highlights your achievements, documents the scope and quality of your experience and training, and displays your skills and abilities. Complete samples can be located on www.collegecentral.com/ccac. Organizing Your Portfolio • Determine the skills necessary for the career area that you are pursuing. • Choose items that will document how you have developed and used those skills. • Arrange your portfolio in categories to show how your abilities relate to the current job market. • Label the different sections for ease of finding information in the portfolio. What You Could Include • A copy of your resume • An official copy of your transcript • A fact sheet, in list form, that displays your skills • A list of experiences that do not fit into your resume • Certificates of awards and honors and certifications for special training • A program from an event you planned or in which you participated as part of a class project or campus organization • A list of conferences and workshops you have attended and a description of each • Samples of your writing, such as reports, essays, and blogs/journals, as well as samples of your art work or technical drawings, webpages and class projects • Documentation of technical or computer skills • Letters of recommendation, commendation or thanks • Letters of nomination to honor societies and academic organizations • Newspaper articles that address some achievement • Internship or co-op summary report • Licenses • Clearances • Audio and video clips
Electronic Portfolios You may want to create an electronic portfolio and make it available to employers as a supplement to your resume. A benefit of having an electronic portfolio is that it shows employers that you are familiar with various types of computer technology and programs. You may want to include the link (below email address) or URL code (in the top right corner of your resume) if you would like potential employers to view your portfolio in support of your application. Organizing Your Electronic Portfolio • Use a table of contents or directory to title sections and group information. • Be aware of size requirements with regard to projects, videos, photos and other large files. In some cases, a link may be imbedded, or save and upload information in PDF format. • The same information you would include in a hard copy portfolio should be included. • It is recommended that you build a portfolio file on an electronic storage device of all your information and then select specific information to upload to the public access portfolio. • The content of your portfolio should support your career goal. Things to Remember with Electronic Portfolios • It is extremely important that you update your information frequently . When you use an electronic format, it becomes apparent if you have not revised and updated the information. Updates and revisions should be done on a weekly basis. • Be cautious of Cloud services as information may be tampered with. • All information, content, graphics, photos, videos and blogs/journals must be professional in nature. • It is advised that you follow all guidelines relating to copyrighted materials, including class projects and assignments. • If you have included a link or URL code on your resume, you are inviting potential employers to view this information. For this reason, it is important to remember to keep all information appropriate and inviting to an employer.
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