DESIGNING A PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

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DESIGNING A PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

• Presented by
• Chris Klinger
• Coordinator Student Services

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Table of Contents

• Philosophy of Educational Counseling
• Resume, Transcripts and Certificates
• Program Coordination
• Program Design and Development
• Program Evaluation
• Contribution to the Community

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What Is A Portfolio

• Documentation of your professional career
• Validation of your skills and experience
• Proof of your strengths and weaknesses

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Why Choose A Portfolio Over A Resume

• Process of saving information
• Structured assessment
• Offers a more complete picture

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Types Of Portfolios

• Professional - overview of your career
• Personal - chronology of previous year
• Assessment - evaluation of self

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Layout Of A Professional Portfolio

• Resume Based - supports structure of resume
• Functional - based on skills
• Individualized - tailored to needs

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Electronic vs. Paper Portfolio
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Electronic Portfolio

• Easily updated and changed
• Individualized
• Multi-Mode
• Send electronically
• Cheap duplication

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Paper Portfolio

• Everyone can access
• More formal
• No need for equipment

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How To Build A Portfolio
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Self Assessment

• Skills inventory
• Evaluations
• Interest inventory
• Job description

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Verification Of Topic

• Need at least 2 examples
• Data or product

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Selection Of Topics

• Choose 4-6
• Match to type of portfolio
• Can verify

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Data Collection

• Resume
• Evaluations
• Publications/reports
• Philosophical statements
• Awards/certificates
• Projects
• etc.

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SKILLS VERIFICATION

• Before you can state you possess a skill.
• You must be prepared to demonstrate your
  experience with that skill.

• Select a skill.
• List 2 activities where you have used this skill.
• Evaluate your proficiency with this skill.
• Do you have documentation of this skill?
• List possible situations where you could use
  skill.

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Avocational Skills Exercise three

• At home, I do the following jobs
• In my spare time, I like to do
• In my community, I am active in

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Greatest AccomplishmentsExercise Four
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I have Accomplished

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Three Things I am Proud Of

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Documentation