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Module 10:
Writing Your Personal Logbook
Module 10
Objectives
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
• List and describe the kinds of information you
should place in your portfolio.
• Describe how to use a portfolio to assist in
career planning.
• Maintain your personal career portfolio.
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Career Portfolio
Your personal career portfolio is an organized collection of
information about your:
• Assessment results
• Clusters and occupations being considered.
• Educational plans and grades.
• School and community activities.
• Favorite schools, majors, and scholarships (high school only).
• Résumés and cover letters (high school only).
• Favorite companies and jobs (high school only).
• Other content that is scanned or uploaded.
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Ways to use a portfolio
• Keep a record of results of inventories and tests.
• Make plans for high school (or college) courses to be taken
and record credits and grades.
• Track choices about occupations, majors, and schools and
return to explore and re-prioritize them.
• Keep notes about career plans.
• Record in-school and out-of-school activities.
• Develop, update, and store résumés that can be printed or
sent electronically to potential employers.
• Keep information important to career planning organized in
one place where it is easy to access.
• Post a public e-Portfolio for review for employers and school
personnel during high school.
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Kuder® Career Portfolio
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Account Information
Assessment Results
Career Goals
Educational Plans
Schools (high school only)
Financial Aid Sources (high school only)
Job-Seeking Tools (high school only)
Manage e-Portfolio (high school only)
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Homework for Next Session
Show your portfolio to your parent(s) or
guardian(s) and ask:
• Do they think that the results of the
inventories “fit” you?
• What information about you would they add
to your portfolio?
• What are their reactions to your plans for
future education and occupational choices?
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