Creating Your Career Portfolio : At a Glance Guide for Students

The employment market of the 21st century is changing. Employers are looking for moremore skillsmore credibility and more professionalism. How do you distinguish yourself from all the competition and prove that you are the right person for the job? A Career Portfolio can give you the edge. Get the Job! You've secured an interviewyour resume got you in the door. Now you have less than an hour to prove to the organization why they need to hire you A Career Portfolio is a binder containing samples of your work, community service involvement, memberships, goals, achievements, and more. You organize and assemble it to show off your greatest strengths to a potential employer. It's proof, it's an edge, and it can help you get the job! Get that Internship or Co-op! Use the Career Portfolioto: highlight your experiences focus on course work and project samples set up your track record create goals and learning agreements Track your Achievements! Whether you're on the hunt for that perfect job, or just starting out in school, you can use the portfolio to track what you've done, and determine what skills you still need and how to get them. Keeping track of projects and work samples while you're still in school will make it easier to assemble your portfolio when you're ready to enter the job market. Second EditionNewly Revised Features Detailed instructions on assembling your own personalized Career Portfolio Interviewing Guidelines Emergency Assembly Instructions Details on Creating an Electronic Portfolio Style GuideMaking your Portfolio sizzle Disk of Quick Templatesa starting point for creating personal pieces of your portfolio Use your resume to get an interviewuse your portfolio to establish a career.Williams, Anna Graf is the author of 'Creating Your Career Portfolio : At a Glance Guide for Students' with ISBN 9780130908513 and ISBN 0130908517.