Creating Your Career Portfolio: At a Glance Guide (Trade Version)

by Williams, Anna Graf; Hall, Karen J.

• ISBN13: 9780130923004
• ISBN10: 0130923001
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback w/Disk
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Table of Contents

Preface (Read This First!)	xiii
The Portfolio Process	1	(20)
Employers Want Proof	1	(2)
Why Do I Need a Portfolio?	3	(1)
It's Proof	3	(1)
An Edge	3	(1)
It's a Process	3	(1)
A Disclaimer	4	(1)
What Is a Portfolio?	4	(4)
The Standard Job Search Tools	4	(2)
The Career Portfolio	6	(2)
What Supplies Do I Need to Get Started?	8	(2)
Purchase These Supplies	8	(1)
Have Access to This Equipment	9	(1)
Things You Don't Need	10	(1)
Creating and Using the Portfolio	10	(3)
A Little Planning Goes a Long Way	10	(1)
Collect and Organize Work Samples	11	(1)
Putting the Portfolio Together	11	(1)
Using the Portfolio in the Job Search Process	12	(1)
How Will I Use This in a Job Review?	13	(2)
Steps for Growing Your Career	13	(1)
Before Your Review	14	(1)
How Will I Use This in an Internal Job Shift?	14	(1)
Using the Portfolio to Keep Track of Certifications & Professional Development	15	(1)
Sounds Great---But It Won't Work for Me	16	(2)
Common Stumbling Blocks	16	(1)
The Portfolio in Action	17	(1)
Sounds Great---But I Don't Need It, I Have Lots of Job Offers	18	(1)
Upping the Offer	18	(1)
I Need a Portfolio Now!!!	19	(1)
Read On	19	(2)
Planning Your Portfolio	21	(14)
Designing Your Career	21	(1)
Work Philosophy	22	(1)
Goals	23	(2)
Making Your Goals Work	24	(1)
Your Career Plan	25	(8)
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to Your Career (SWOT)	26	(6)
Time to Tell Your Story	32	(1)
How to Storyboard	32	(1)
Building Your Portfolio Plan	33	(2)
The Resume: An Overview of Your Portfolio	35	(16)
What Goes in Your Resume?	35	(1)
Resume Basics	36	(1)
Organizing Your Resume	37	(6)
Choosing the Right Words	41	(2)
The Scannable Resume	43	(2)
New Trends in Resumes	45	(1)
Online Resume Services	45	(1)
College Placement Websites	45	(1)
Web Page Resumes	46	(1)
Sending Out Your Resume	46	(3)
Cover Letters	46	(1)
E-Mailing Your Resume	47	(1)
Faxing Your Resume	48	(1)
Your Resume Sets the Stage	49	(1)
Related Websites	49	(2)
Proving Your Skills	51	(28)
Look at the Big Picture	51	(1)
Work Samples	52	(8)
Sources of Work Samples	52	(1)
Class Assignments	52	(2)
On-the-Job Samples, Co-Op Projects, or Internship Projects	54	(1)
Community Service Projects	55	(1)
Putting It Together	56	(1)
Keeping Track of Your Work Samples	57	(3)
Letters of Recommendation	60	(5)
Asking for a Letter	60	(1)
The Perfect Letter	61	(1)
Sample Request Letter	62	(1)
Transferable Skills	63	(2)
Works in Progress	65	(1)
Skill Sets	65	(5)
What Are Skill Sets?	65	(3)
Creating Your Own Skill Sets	68	(1)
Get a Head Start... Create Your Skill Sets in School or on the Job	69	(1)
Certifications, Diplomas, Degrees, or Awards	70	(1)
Community Service	71	(2)
There ARE Other Ways to Get Experience	71	(2)
Academic Plan of Study	73	(1)
Faculty and Employer Biographies	74	(1)
References	75	(4)
Proving Your Worth	77	(2)
Your Commitment to Personal Growth	79	(6)
Professional Memberships and Services	79	(2)
Using the Portfolio to Track Certifications & Professional Development	81	(4)
The Assembly	85	(14)
Assembling the Portfolio	85	(1)
Things to Gather	85	(2)
Assemble Your Portfolio Before You Need It!	87	(1)
Sorting and Organizing Work Samples	87	(2)
Set Up Your Tabbed Areas	87	(1)
Selecting Samples	88	(1)
Remember the Friend	89	(1)
Putting It Together	89	(1)
Developing Support Materials	90	(2)
Statement of Orginality and Confidentiality	90	(1)
Work Sample Overview Cards	91	(1)
Allow for Your Style	92	(1)
General Rules to Follow	92	(1)
Check It Out	92	(1)
Assembling an On-the-Job Portfolio	93	(2)
Comments from the Frontline	95	(2)
Congratulations - You have a Career Portfolio!	97	(2)
The Electronic Portfolio	99	(18)
Technology Levels the ``Playing'' Field	99	(1)
Why Would I Want an Electronic Portfolio?	100	(1)
So... Do I Even Need a Paper Career Portfolio?	100	(2)
Hardcopy Portfolios	101	(1)
When Does the Electronic Portfolio Become Attractive?	101	(1)
Electronic Portfolios Work Differently	101	(1)
Wait! - I'm not a ``Techno-Wizard'' --- How Can I Do This?	102	(1)
Getting It All Together	102	(1)
Designing the Electronic Career Portfolio	103	(3)
Upload Your Files	105	(1)
Maintaining Your Site	105	(1)
Making the Most of Your Electronic Portfolio	106	(11)
Using Your Portfolio	117	(12)
Know Your Portfolio	117	(1)
Job Interviews	118	(5)
Match the Portfolio to the Employer	118	(1)
Interviewing Tips	119	(1)
What Can Go Wrong? ...	120	(1)
Answering Questions	121	(1)
What to Do if They Are Not Interested	122	(1)
Do I Leave My Portfolio?	122	(1)
After the Interview	123	(2)
I Blew Them Away...	123	(1)
Follow-Up	124	(1)
Using the Portfolio at a Job Review	125	(2)
A New Focus	125	(1)
Mapping to Annual Goals	125	(1)
Unplanned Accomplishments	126	(1)
Working with the Boss for the Review	126	(1)
Using the Portfolio to Get a Promotion	127	(2)
A Matter of Style	129	(18)
Text	129	(10)
Elements of Text	131	(1)
Text Areas of the Portfolio	131	(1)
Fonts	132	(1)
Guidelines for Font Usage	133	(2)
Margins, Tabs, and Spacing	135	(1)
Headers and Footers	136	(1)
White Space	137	(2)
Visual Media --- Working with Pictures and Video	139	(3)
Photographs	140	(1)
Tips for Taking Better Photographs	140	(1)
Using Video	141	(1)
Tips for Better Videos	141	(1)
Tips for Looking Your Best in Front of a Lens	141	(1)
Production Tools---Copiers, Scanners, and Printers	142	(2)
Copiers	142	(1)
Scanning Equipment	143	(1)
Paper and Printing	144	(2)
Paper	144	(1)
Printing	144	(1)
Tabs and Cards	145	(1)
Send Us Your Success Story	146	(1)
Resource Guide	147	(8)
Supply List	148	(2)
Emergency Portfolio Instructions	150	(2)
I Need a Portfolio Now!!!	150	(1)
Run to the Office Supply Store and Buy	150	(1)
Grab Your Best Friend and	150	(1)
Include These Sections in Your Portfolio:	151	(1)
Don't Forget to	151	(1)
Action Verbs	152	(1)
Department of Labor SCANs	153	(1)
List of Templates on the Disk	154	(1)
Index	155