Organization: Career Portfolio • Students were required to create a career portfolio that included the following components: • Research summary, in paragraph form, with career information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Information was to include educational requirements, working conditions, and salary ranges for 3 careers • Written narrative, with observations about each potential career choice and an evaluation of how well each career choice is suited for the student • Employment advertisement for a job in the chosen career field • Cover letter • Resume • Academic Plan prepared in consultation with the student’s advisor • Academic Plan Procedures • Academic Plan Worksheet
• The portfolio was to be formatted in APA style and organized with tabs and a table of contents in a report cover. • Prior to creating the portfolio, students were given a checklist that was used to evaluate the portfolio.