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Identifying Your Skills Basic of a Career Portfolio Types of Work Samples
It’s time to take an inventory to identify the Work samples and documents are organized Here’s a list of work samples you can use in your portfolio. Know Your Keywords
skills, knowledge, abilities, and talents that behind tabs in a career portfolio. Certifications Look at the requirements for your
can make you an asset to a company. What do Letters of reference, appreciation, thanks, participation. target job and the skills that
you have to offer an employer? Photos of your work, projects, community service are required. What keywords are
You’ve gained skills in many different ways:
Tab 1: Work Philosophy & Goals Media - Video/CD of activities, demonstrate technical skills, associated with that position? These
On the job and knowledge of how to integrate technology. are the keywords you should use
Work Philosophy - Your beliefs about yourself,
Past jobs people, and your outlook on work. Documents created or used on the job to organize and group your work
In a classroom or training Goals- Your career goals for the next two to Degrees/Diplomas samples.
Volunteering five years Job Samples A dietitian might use these keywords:
Memberships Professional Bio - A paragraph about you Include work samples from your job tasks. Patient Education
Community involvement Tab 2: Résumé Select specific samples that match the requirements of Sports Nutrition
Hobbies Tab 3: Key Skill Area 1: the new position and prove your skills. Food Science
3-5 Work samples for your most important
Military service Academic samples An engineer might use:
skill
Family experiences Tab 4: Key Skill Area 2: Include research papers Mechanical Engineering
You probably have more skills than you think. 3-5 Work samples for another skill area Presentations Hybrid Technology
So, how do you identify the individual skills Tab 5: Key Skill Area 3: Special projects Engine Mechanics
from each experience? Refer to: 3-5 Work samples for another skill area Course descriptions Communication
Job descriptions - list key skills and Optional Tabs: Major/minor overviews Target your keywords to each job
abilities needed to do each job. This can Community Service, Internships, Military interview and position.
include jobs related to your volunteer Service, Awards, Certifications Program overviews
experiences and interests.
Last Tab: Additional Resources including: Customizing Your Career Portfolio
College course catalogs - list the skills
and knowledge from a degree program Faculty & Employer Bio Sheet - A who’s who The work samples you include in your career portfolio should change depending on the interview.
of people who appear in your work samples.
Training brochures - identify key skills Review the purpose of your career portfolio. Are you looking for a job, competing for an internship, or
learned in a seminar or workshop Academic Plan of Study - A listing of the trying for a promotion? The work samples you show will vary based on the reasons behind your career
courses you have taken to fulfill your degree portfolio.
Online job sites - provide additional
information about different careers References - A list of people who can What criteria are people using when reviewing your skills and experience? This will impact the
verify your character, academic record, or contents you include. What do they need to see to make good decisions about you?
Websites and printed materials - list the employment history.
benefits of professional memberships and What qualities are they looking for when reviewing you? What are their expectations?
volunteering. Answer these questions, and you have set the guidelines for choosing and organizing work samples with
Every work sample should prove a impact.
skill or answer a question.
