1. Career Portfolios C. Dixon
Career Counseling is an integral function of a Comprehensive Developmental Guidance program. Beginning this year, each student will develop a career portfolio.
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2. What Is a Career Portfolio?
A carefully selected collection of information that demonstrates a student’s talents, interests, abilities, achievements and experiences. It documents the development of education/career goals and one’s successful transition from school to work.
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3. What Is the Purpose of a Career Portfolio?
To promote career and educational planning among high school students that leads to satisfying career decisions
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4. Career Planning Goals Students will analyze skills and interests.
Students will form a career identity.
Students will plan for the future.
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5. Advantages for Students
Provides for a smoother transition from school to work or postsecondary education
Enables students to see evidence of their strengths and weaknesses
Provides a vehicle for integrating various aspects of career development
Clarifies career options and promotes planning
Provides an opportunity for students to showcase achievement and awards
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6. Advantages for the School
Aligns the school with national models of excellence
Assists counselors and teachers in the advising process with students
Assists counselors and teachers in developing student’s career awareness, exploration, and planning
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7. Advantages for the Community
Helps prepare students for the work force
Identifies parents, employers, and the community members as influential players in the career development process
Enables students to showcase tangible evidence of their skills, accomplishments, and perspective to the job search
Addresses the need for more positive work attitudes
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8. What Will Go in This Portfolio?
Academic achievements
Career interest inventories and aptitude results
Career plans
Exceptional skills
Student awards and recognition
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9. What Will Go in This Portfolio? (Continued)
Extracurricular activities
Community service records
College or job resumes
Letters of recommendation
Personal statement
Job record
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10. Who Will Manage the Career Portfolio?
Students are primarily responsible for completing and updating their career portfolio.
The portfolios can be stored in the guidance office or homerooms.
Students, teachers, parents, and counselors will have access to the portfolios.
It is important to realize that as the career portfolio evolves, things may need to be purged as they are no longer appropriate. The student may update, revise, or rearrange the organization of the portfolio depending on the intent or purpose for which it is being used. The career portfolio is a reflection of whom the student is and should be tailored to highlight the strengths and achievements most relevant to the situation. One student’s career portfolio may focus solely on technical careers whereas another’s may reflect mostly higher education plans.
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11. How Can We Implement the Career Portfolio?
Homeroom can be utilized for students to work on career related activities as well as to update and revise their portfolios on a regular systematic basis.
Teachers can incorporate career related activities into their instructional program and have relevant information filed in students’ portfolios.
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12. How Will We Implement the Career Portfolio? (Continued)
The counselor can systematically teach career guidance lessons to all students in grades 9-12.
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University curricula
Career options
Career planning advice
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