Writing

A professional portfolio is a collection of items used to showcase a person's skills, abilities, qualifications, and aspirations. Professional portfolios are especially useful tools in obtaining a job and are often an important source of discussion and reference during a job interview.
Your assignment is to create a professional digital portfolio. Since shareable digital portfolios tend to be preferred over print portfolios these days, you will save your portfolio in OneDrive, and you will share it with me through OneDrive. OneDrive is part of Office 365 and is free to all Wake Tech students. (NOTE: You will not upload and submit any part of your portfolio through Blackboard).
You will need to include the following items in your digital portfolio:
Cover Page – be creative, but professional
Full Name
Mailing Address
Phone Number(s)
E-mail Address (make it look professional; avoid things like CHS-hotty@whatever.com)
Table of Contents – provide the reader with a clear outline of your portfolio’s contents
Cover Letter – A high quality letter is perhaps the most important part of the job search. Many employers won’t even look at your résumé or application if your letter contains spelling/grammar/formatting errors. Ideally you will use the job advertisement you selected for Discussion Board 5 Part I to compose a cover letter for the specific position advertised. Your cover letter
Must include an introduction that refers to the job ad or other source of information, states that you are applying for the job, and provides a brief overview of your main qualifications.
Must include a body that indicates familiarity with specific job requirements mentioned in the ad, and indicates how you fill those requirements.
Must include a conclusion that restates your qualifications for the position, refers to your enclosed resume, suggests possible days and times for an interview, and and provides contact information such as an email address and phone number.
Use your own address as the return address.
Résumé – “The purpose of a résumé is to get an interview, not a job!”
1-2 pages, no more than 2 pages,
use chronological or functional resume style. Regardless of the selected style, the resume should include
a header with your name and contact information,
career objective or career summary,
educational background that lists your degrees and training,
work experience in your field of study,
work experience NOT in your field of study,
skills and abilities related to the career you are pursuing
Optional features to include are awards you have earned, activities you have participated, community service/involvement, and hobbies.
use page design features like font styles, type faces, bullets for emphasis
grammatically perfect.
List of References – a minimum of three are required (This should be neatly formatted and typed. Do NOT include this on your résumé but have it available when it’s requested). The list of references should include people who are well-spoken and can verbally expand on your traits and abilities. For each reference include
Name
Position/Title
Business/Organization (if applicable)
Address
Phone number(s)
E-mail address
Relationship with you (In what context do they know you? Don’t just re-write their title!)
Letter(s) of Reference – For this assignment I'm requiring only ONE letter of reference; however, please be aware that you should add at least two additional letters of reference before submitting your digital portfolio to a potential employer. (NOTE: The letters of reference are separate from the list of references above, meaning that the letters of reference should be from additional people who can attest to your skills, abilities, and character. Ideally, the letters should give the reader knowledge of “who you are.” They should be well-written and professional looking).
The previous six items represent the six basic ingredients; however, additional items that highlight your skills and abilities should also be included. For this assignment, I'm requiring ONE additional item to include in your portfolio. Whatever you choose to include, make sure it's current (don’t include awards from your middle school basketball team) and relevant (it should be related to your field of interest or highlight knowledge/skills/abilities of interest to an interviewer)
Letters of congratulations
Newspaper photos/clippings about you
Awards you received
Your best art project
A snapshot of a car you designed
A CD with a website you designed
An article you authored
Club membership certificate
Program from a play/event in which you took part
A blueprint of a house you designed
Scouting awards and certificates
Thank you notes you have received
Information about volunteer projects you’ve coordinated/assisted with
Samples of work you completed while obtaining your education or during an Internship or part-time job
The item you select should be accompanied by a brief (one concise paragraph) explanation of its relevance. You should explain what the item is and why it’s included in your portfolio. Your artifacts should be linked to your career goals in some way! Be sure your paragraphs are free of formatting/spelling/grammar errors.