Title: Prepare a portfolio for college or a career application.
Course: Career Strategies (22250-36) > Section: Reporting Workplace Observations and Research

Preparation may include

- evaluating the kind of portfolio you may need and the medium in which to share the portfolio
- a collection of exemplary classroom work, certificates, and awards
- records of participation in school- or community-related activities
- letters of recommendation
- student competency records, and results of career exploration activities
- industry credential certificates
- résumé
- a collection of documents for use with online job sites
- a collection of documents for applying to colleges.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What criteria do employers use to evaluate employment documents? How do employers use an applicant's employment documents to predict his/her success?
- What is the best kind of résumé for a student to use? Why? What problems might a student have in developing a résumé?
- What are the similarities and differences between electronic and paper portfolios, and when should a job applicant use one or the other?
- Whom should you ask to provide letters of recommendation?