Appendix 5: Creating a Career Portfolio

Objectives
• Describe a career portfolio
• List the types of items that can be included in a career portfolio
• Create a career portfolio

Try It / Solve It
1. Write a one-page document that outlines the kind of portfolio you will create. Identify
in this document if the portfolio will be a physical portfolio in a three-ring binder or
an online portfolio. Identify what you will include in this portfolio and the steps
you’ll take to create this portfolio.

2. Describe ways in which you can use your career portfolio. Will you bring it to job
interviews? Use it during college/university interviews? Summarize how you think a
career portfolio will benefit you.

3. Start thinking about the kinds of documents that you can assemble for your career
portfolio. You will collect and develop these documents in future lessons, but for now
consider what you have available to you.

Step 1: Your Academic and Personal Achievements

High School Transcript listing courses completed/to be completed, advanced

placement courses, college courses, Oracle Internet Academy participation
Achievement Test Results - state/local learning assessment scores
College or military assessment test scores SAT ACT PSAT GED GRE GMAT
ASFAB
Certificates / Awards - industry recognized certifications, citizen of the month,
athletic awards, community recognition, outstanding student, perfect attendance,
citizenship awards
Leadership - class officer, club officer, team captain, tutoring experiences, camp
counselor experiences

Step 2: Your Interests and Skills

Inventories of personal interests and aptitudes with a summary of strengths and/or

weaknesses
Identification of jobs/careers of interest and/or preference
List of educational requirements for jobs/careers of interest
Evaluation of current personal skills and career of interest. Justification of
aptitude for chosen careers.

Step 3: Your Work Experience and Community Involvement

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 Work experience, work responsibilities
Volunteer work, community service work record

Step 4: Your Resume

Resume or CV

Step 5: Your Future Plans

13th year/first year out of high school list of specific plans for each month for one
year.
Where can you go to get the education/training to prepare for a career of your
choice?
Standard of Living Plan - written description of your preferred life style, where
you want to live and work, documentation of earning potential based on chosen
career and levels of education.
Ten-Year Goals - step by step list of goals to be completed in the next ten years
including educational, career, leisure and family goals.

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