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ELECTRONIC CAREER PORTFOLIO NEW

An electronic career portfolio is a purposeful collection of work that tells the story of an applicant including achievements, growth, vision, reflection, skills, experience, education, training, and career goals. It is a tool that gives employers a complete picture of who you are—your experience, your education, your accomplishments—and what you have the potential to become—much more than just a letter of application and resume can provide..

Competencies

Competencies for this event include: written communication skills, organizational skills, creativity, career development, technology skills, multimedia, Internet, use of scanners, self-assessment, and knowledge of employability skills and trends.

Career Clusters:

Business, Management & Administration; Information Technology; Marketing, Sales & Service

Business Education Curriculum Standards:

Career Development, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Marketing

Eligibility

Each state may enter two (2) portfolios. Participants must be members of an active local chapter and be on record in the FBLA-PBL National Center as having paid dues by March 1 of the current school year. The individual may not have entered this event at a previous National Leadership Conference.

Regulations

  1. Student members, not advisers, must prepare the portfolios. State and local advisers should serve as consultants to ensure that portfolios are well organized, contain substantiated statements, and are written in an acceptable business style.
  2. Portfolios should be clearly labeled with the name of the student participant and his/her name, city, and state.
  3. All files must be viewable in a basic Windows platform.
  4. Electronic portfolios should contain no more than 20 pages.

Procedures

The portfolio should consist of no more than 20 pages. Please refer to the Event Regulations on page V-?? at the beginning of this section for additional information. The portfolio must include directions to access the portfolio, a table of contents, proper navigation through portfolio, a letter of application, a resume, goals/objectives, and required education for career choice(s).

Other topics and materials that may be included are: artwork, awards and honors, career outlook (monetary, advancement, etc.) certificates, licenses, community and volunteer activities, conferences or workshops, examples of projects or presentations, letters of recognition and/or recommendation, list of accomplishments, pictures, video (30–60 sec.) professional development activities, professional philosophy, recognitions, self-assessments, skills, abilities, marketable qualities, Web sites/pages created, writing samples, and more.

When contemplating these items, you want to showcase your education and work experience by showing examples and evidence of your work, skills, and accomplishments.

Prejudged Portfolio

  1. Electronic portfolios will be judged according to the rating sheet.
  2. Electronic portfolios may be submitted on a CD or DVD.
  3. Entries must be accompanied by a readme file (300 words or less) noting software used, source of information, and instructions on running the electronic portfolio.
  4. Two copies of the electronic portfolio must be submitted.

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Electronic Career Portfolio

Rating Sheet

Evaluation Item / Not Demonstrated / Does Not Meet Expectations / Meets Expectations / Exceeds Expectations / Points Earned
Usability
Directions of access (Read Me file), uniform navigation, all files viewable / 0 / 1-3 / 4-6 / 7-10
Contents of portfolio are clear; reader can locate material easily through table of contents or proper navigation / 0 / 1-2 / 3-4 / 5
Demonstrates knowledge and use of technology including internet and computer programs / 0 / 1-2 / 3-4 / 5
Content
Includes letter of application, resume, goals/objectives, required education / 0 / 1-13 / 14-27 / 28-40
Includes additional or supporting documents of pertinent information / 0 / 1-13 / 14-27 / 28-40
Copyright laws have been followed; permissions are cited in the portfolio / 0 / 1-3 / 4-6 / 7-10
Layout and Design
Format is consistent and appropriate; organization is logical, / 0 / 1-2 / 3-4 / 5
Graphic design shows creativity, originality, and supports theme / 0 / 1-2 / 3-4 / 5
Total Points / /120max.
Penalty Points Deduct 2 points for each typographical, spelling, or grammatical errors
Final Score / /120max.

Name: ______

School: ______State: ______

Judge’s Signature______Date:______

Judge’s Signature______Date:______

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