Title: Develop a résumé and a professional portfolio.
Course: Interior Design I (19263-I) > Section: Examining Careers and Professional Practices

Development should include

- a résumé that lists job skills, experience, education, certifications, professional organization involvement, awards and recognitions, references
- a portfolio that documents work samples that demonstrate the student’s design processes (e.g., photographs, descriptions, storyboards, graphic presentations).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is a career portfolio?
- How are career portfolios used in the workplace?
- How can the development of a portfolio encourage self-reflection?

Communication

- Why is it important to keep the career portfolio up to date?
- Why is a portfolio never finished?

Leadership

- How does a career portfolio help develop one’s career?
- What technology is available to create and maintain an electronic career portfolio?

Management

- What skills are required to develop a professional career portfolio?
- What resources can help one develop a career portfolio?