Creating Your Career Portfolio At a Glance Guide

1. The Portfolio Process. Employers Want Proof. Why Do I Need a Portfolio? What Is a Portfolio? What Supplies Do I Need to Get Started? Creating and Using the Portfolio. How Will I Use This in a Job Review? Using the Portfolio to Keep Track of Certifications & Professional Development. Sounds GreatBut It Won't Work for Me. Sounds GreatBut I Don't Need It, I Have Lots of Job Offers. I Need a Portfolio Now!!! Read On. 2. Planning Your Portfolio. Designing Your Career. Work Philosophy. Goals. Your Career Plan. Building Your Portfolio Plan. 3. The Resume: An Overview of Your Portfolio. What Goes in Your Resume? Resume Basics. Organizing Your Resume. The Scannable Resume. New Trends in Resumes. Sending out Your Resume. Your Resume Sets the Stage. Related Websites. 4. Proving Your Skills. Look at the Big Picture. Work Samples. Letters of Recommendation. Works in Progress. Skill Sets. Certifications, Diplomas, Degrees, or Awards. Community Service. Academic Plan of Study. Faculty and Employer Biographies. References. 5. Your Commitment to Personal Growth. Professional Memberships and Services. Using the Portfolio to Track Certifications & Professional Development. 6. The Assembly. Assembling the Portfolio. Step 1...Things to Gather. Step 2... Sorting and Organizing. Step 3...Putting It Together. Step 4...Developing Support Materials. Step 5...Check It Out. Assembling an On-the-Job Portfolio. CongratulationsYou Have a Career Portfolio. 7. The Electronic Portfolio. Technology Levels the "Playing Field." Why Would I Want an Electronic Portfolio? Wait!I'm not a "Techno Wizard" How Can I Do This? Getting It All Together. Designing the Electronic Career Portfolio. Making the Most of Your Electronic Portfolio. 8. The Portfolio in Action: Getting the Job. Now That I Have It, How Do I Use It? Interview Techniques. After It's Over... Getting the Internship or Co-Op Experience. Using the Portfolio for Reviews and Promotions. The Portfolio in Action... 9. A Matter of Style. Text. Visual MediaWorking with Pictures and Video. Production ToolsCopiers, Scanners, and Printers. Paper and Printing. Send Us Your Success Story. 10. Resource Guide. Supply List. Emergency Portfolio Instructions. Action Verbs. Department of Labor SCANs. List of Templates on the Disk. Index.Williams, Anna Graf is the author of 'Creating Your Career Portfolio At a Glance Guide' with ISBN 9780130923004 and ISBN 0130923001.