portfolio resources
General Principles
1. A career portfolio can be a vehicle for driving your
career.
2. A portfolio can be (should be) a visual representation
of your Dependable Strengths, supported by commentary articulating your
strengths.
3. There are important differences between "learning/assessment"
portfolios and "career" portfolios.
4. To construct very effective career portfolios, you
need to know yourself - your strengths, skills, abilities AND what you
want to do (at least current objectives).
5. Recognize that there are different ways to represent
yourself, as a unique combination of Dependable Strengths, and different
people will give voice to their strengths in different ways.
Different levels of abstraction in representing yourself
1. Actual artifact - actual report you produced,
computer print-out, actual diploma, wall plaque you were given for an
accomplishment.
2. Direct representation of artifact or event
- graphic of the cover of the report you wrote, a summary of the computer
print-out, resume listing degree, photo of an award you won
3. Symbolic (indirect) representation of artifact
or event - graphic of a bookshelf with many books and a list of the reports
you have written, a schematic diagram of computer prints and a description
of your computer skills, a graphic image of diplomas and a listing of
your degrees, certificates, a graphic image of awards and a description
of the one(s) you won.
(For yet more information on portfolios, see Portfolio
Basics and Starting Your Portfolio Collection.)
http://depts.washington.edu/geogjobs/Careers/pfolbasics.html
http://depts.washington.edu/geogjobs/Careers/pfolcoll.html
Examples of Portfolios, Other Resources and Bibliography
Examples of Online Portfolios
Gabriel Nijmeh's portfolio
Here's a very nice example of how portfolio materials can enhance a resume.
The portfolio format is very useful for employers who are looking for
project-oriented consultants. Note the consistent format for projects,
each including background and scope, methodology and summary of benefits.
http://www.interlog.com/~gcn/portfolio/
John P. Sample
This one page is a great example of how different a portfolio can be from
a resume, and how much portfolios can vary. Just this one frame shows
that you don't have to restrict yourself to the dry, boring facts about
yourself. (You do need the facts to demonstrate your capabilities, but
you can bring in colorful analogies that will help your reader visualize
your aspirations and your potential.)
http://www.talent-net.com/samres/mresframe.html
Jennifer
Alexander
Web site of a graphic designer - when you have something to show, Show
it.
http://www.sirius.com/~jennalex/resume/resume.html
Charley Morey
You have a choice of entering the Java-enhanced or the non-Java site.
The contrast is instructive of what sophisticated web designers can do.
The Java-enhanced version has music, sophisticated graphics and quite
a few bell-whistles, but even the non-Java-enhanced site has an interesting
format.
http://home.earthlink.net/~cmorey/
Ivan M (Eng version,
Russian version linked)
Those with multiliingual skills can prove it by posting resumes in more
than one language.
http://alt.aha.ru/~mia/index-e.html
Jessi S.
In stark contrast to the examples above, this is pretty plain for a person
with multimedia expertise.
http://he.net/~yug/jessi/jsresume.html
Martin
Pospisil
Color makes this relatively plain resume more interesting. Note that a
text version is also made available.
http://home.att.net/%7Epaul.dowling/resumes/pospisil/index.htm
Friends'
Resume page
A number of resumes listed here would also qualify as "portfolios."
They are listed in categories on a pull-down menu, and range from plain
to sophisticated. Worth exploring.
http://home.att.net/%7Epaul.dowling/resumes/friends.htm
DAJ
This resume is moderately attractive, but relatively plain. Imagine the
potential for a portfolio extension to this site.
http://home.att.net/%7Epaul.dowling/resumes/jenkin/jenkin.htm
R. D. Lankes'
biography/portfolio
In this detailed site, notice the separate sections, and how they can
be accessed.
http://ericir.syr.edu/~rdlankes/biography.html
R. D. Lankes'
teaching portfolio only
http://ericir.syr.edu/%7Erdlankes/teaching.html
Martin
Kimeldorf's Portfolio Library
If you're short on time and want to visit only one Website with information
on portfolios, this is the one to choose. It links to Mr. Kimeldorf's
articles and examples of two portfolios. It also extends and support's
Mr. Kimeldorf's book, Portfolio Power, and the examples and notes explain
the purpose and intent of the various parts of his career portfolio. Aron's
Bike Portfolio is also a great example of a job search portfolio at a
secondary school level.
http://www.amby.com/kimeldorf/p_mk-toc.html and http://www.amby.com/kimeldorf/portfolio/
A Few Local Examples (still being developed)
Amy Crook (geography
undergrad)
http://students.washington.edu/~acrook
Jay
Florey (geography undergrad)
http://students.washington.edu/jfflorey/Resume/Portfolio
Carrie Oshiro (geography
grad student)
http://students.washington.edu/coshiro/
Shaum McMullen
(geography grad student)
http://students.washington.edu/mcmullin/
Eugene Martin
(geography grad student)
http://students.washington.edu/~ewmartin/
Online Portfolio Resources
(primarily college- and university-based)
The Kalamazoo Portfolio:
Reflections, Connections and Life (Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo,
MI) A very extensive site with listings for students to learn about, create
them and use portfolios. Also a section of information relevant to faculty
and folks at other institutions. Several examples of student portfolios
at various stages.
http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/index.html
Be sure to see:
Kalamazo example
page
http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/Example/index.html
Also note: As more problems are encountered with privacy issues, more
student portfolios are placed off-limits of casual observers. Here is
another example of just that happening.
Example
page linking to "sorry" more are password-protected and/or
not available. http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/Example/goodPages/index2.html
Hewlett Portfolio
Project
Contains several student portfolio examples and a set of examples of portfolio
elements used in a management class.
http://www.hartwick.edu/library/hewlett.htm
Coe
College Winners of Website Competition
Only one or two of these are still online here, but it may be worth the
time to check once in a while, because they usually are quite good. http://www.public.coe.edu/departments/showcase/winners.html
Professional Employment
Portfolios (Ball State University) - Tips on portfolios, with stress
on self-assessment before beginning. Also excellent index of career-related
Web sites, including assessment, found on Career Center's home page.
http://www.bsu.edu/careers/foliotip.html
Your
Portfolio (The Evergreen State College) Listing of essentials,
useful elements and strategies for portfolio construction.
http://www.evergreen.edu/user/SASS/career/portfolio.html
Student Portfolio
System Overview (Illinois State Univ - Col of Business - Dept of Accounting)
Overview of the system and how it works, however, the portfolios that
used to be visible are now password protected.
http://portfolio.ilstu.edu/doc/spsins3.htm#top
Great
Ideas for Marketing: Career Portfolios
A site that is interesting primarily for its perspective on portfolios,
which are used to teach a class on the Principles of Marketing.
http://www.swcollege.com/marketing/gitm/gitm4e08-51.html
Teaching
Portfolio This site is small, but it is targeted directly to teachers.
http://members.tripod.com/~papertiger1/index.html
Online Web/Technology Resources
Career Profile
Templates
Site allows you to create your own eResume with free "templates"
and "easy" how-to directions. Offers website hosting at a fee.
http://www.careerhunters.com/Directory/Templates/
Netscape
Composer
An HTML Editor that is easy to use and almost universally available on
the Netscape browser. http://home.netscape.com/communicator/composer/v4.0/
1st Page 2000
A full-featured HTML Editor that can be acquired as a free download.
http://evrsoft.com/
Free Website
Hosting
Links to various sites that offer free space for Web sites. Amount of
space, help available and conditions of hosting vary.
http://www.tech-sol.net/interlinks/site-hosting.htm
Keeboo
An interesting free, downloadable program that may help you to make portfolios
easier - not quite online, but viewable by browser. Take the 4 minutes
to watch the demonstration
http://www.keeboo.com/ENU/1/index.html
Other Online Resources (primarily articles
and how-to information)
Preparing
a Powerful Package of Skills and Abilities
A particularly good article for its discussion of items that students
have included in their portfolios and how they used them to back up their
statements about their skills.
http://www.jobweb.org/jconline/resumes/portrait/default.shtml
Portfolio
Preparation Tips
A companion site to Preparing a Powerful Package....
http://www.jobweb.org/JCOnline/resumes/portrait/port-pre.shtml
Visual
Aids
Short article, with advice on constructing and using portfolios.
http://www.pioneerplanet.com/columnists/docs/LINDGREN/docs/013456.htm
On Coming Home and Career
Portfolios
by Joan Richardt Describes the portfolio as "emerging
as an exciting and dynamic new career development tool."
http://changingtimes.com/0498jo14.htm
Career Portfolios: Telling
Your Lifework Story
by Joan Richardt Gives examples of how portfolios have been
used in the would of work and suggests categories that may be included
in career portfolios.
http://changingtimes.com/0598jo15.htm
On Assessing
Career Development with Portfolios
by Juliette N. Lester and Nancy S. Perry. In ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling
and Student Service. Professional article discussing assessment
and the focus on learner-centered education and promoting educational
reform.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed391110.html
Electronic
Portfolios: A New Idea in Assessment
by Anna Maria D. Lankes. In ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology.
Professional article. Describes how portfolios (at the K-12 level) can
be used to demonstrate students' skills and accomplishments.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed390377.html
Acquiring Self Knowledge
for Career Development
by Bettina A. Lankard. In ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational
Education. (Digest #175) Professional article that sees portfolio assessment
as "integral to instruction in the evolving learner-centered classroom.
The portfolio concept is one way to help educators meet this challenge,
giving students ownership of their work and establishing the standards
by which they will be measured."
http://ericacve.org/docs/dig175.htm
Teacher
Portfolio Assessment
by Peter Doolittle ERIC/AE Digest ED385608 Apr 94 Professional
article describes portfolios as they can be used in the context of assessing
and improving teacher skills, but the same principles apply to other disciplines.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed385608.html
“Starter” Bibliography on Portfolio Use (primarily
paper-based resources)
Portfolio Power: The New Way to Showcase All Your Job Skills
and Experiences
by Martin Kimeldorf, Peterson’s, Princeton, NJ, 1997
(The most complete of the few books available on career portfolios.)
Creating Your Skills Portfolio: Show Your Accomplishments
by Carrie Straub, Crisp Publications, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, 1997
(Designed for Crisp's 50-minute series, basics are covered.)
Creating Your Career Portfolio: At a Glance Guide
by Anna Graf Williams and Karen J. Hall, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997
Portfolios
edited by Martin Kimeldorf (Special Issue of Career Planning and Adult
Development Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4, Winter 1996-7), San Jose, CA
(Articles by career development professionals writing from wide-ranging
experiences with portfolios. )
Creating Portfolios for Success in School, Work, and Life
By Martin Kimeldorf, Free Spirit Publishing,, Minneapolis, MN, 1994
(Written for high school students, but relevant beyond the age group.)
Creating your Life's Work Portfolio: An Interactive Career and
Life Planning Workbook by the editors of JIST, JIST Works, Inc.,
Indianapolis, IN, 1998
(Portfolios are a part of this book on planning for one's life)
Get A Life: Your Personal Planning Portfolio
Designed jointly by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and
the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC),
it has four sections -- self-knowledge, life roles, educational development,
and career exploration and planning -- designed to help students organize
the basics of their career/life planning. Available through ASCA
Website.)
http://www.noicc.gov/files/ngetlife.html
Creating a Digital Portfolio: A Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion
by Cynthia Baron, Hayden books, Indiannapolis, 1996
(Written by a graphic designer, and assumes that readers are already at
a fairly high level of electronic technology.)
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