subject: The Importance of Career Planning When in School [print this page] Career portfolios focus on the importance of career planning in school. What are career interest portfolios?
Career interest portfolio is -
Snap shot of the interests, abilities, and skills
Diary that lists your goals, dreams, and visions
Log book for occupational exploration and planning
Guidebook to future job planning
Storybook of your lifetime journey
Career education portfolios are self awareness or occupational exploration portfolios. These portfolios provide guidance in completing the three steps of the career planning process -
Self-Knowledge
Educational and Occupational Exploration
Career Planning
Self-knowledge deals with our self-concept, interpersonal skills, growth, and development.
Educational and job exploration reveals the relationships between learning, work, job-related skills, job seeking, skill development, and the labor market.
Career planning includes self-assessment, occupational exploration, decision making, life role formation, goal setting, and the implementation of job choices
Occupational exploration portfolio lists -
Career test results
Vocational interests - What you like to do
Skills - Activities that you do well
Values - Beliefs that are important to you
Favorite subjects
Favorite activities and hobbies
Educational experiences: Field trips, interviews with people at work, and interactions with mentors or key resource people
Future job possibilities
A self awareness portfolio helps you -
Highlight your interests, abilities, and skills
Recognize your strengths
See the relationships between extracurricular activities and career goals
Learn about world of work
Open your eyes to new job opportunities
Identify workplace skills
List your occupational exploration objectives
Focus on achieving the right career objectives
Set realistic achievable goals
Make educational and career plans
The job exploration portfolio is an excellent aid for students. Education, learning, and training serve as the bridge between school and world of work. School is a time of transition. A career interest portfolio serves as a journal to record special activities and events.
The occupational exploration portfolio helps students -
Increase self awareness
Expand knowledge of careers
Improve career exploration and planning skills
Develop motivation and self confidence
Career interest portfolios provide students with awesome opportunities to gain self awareness as well as to explore and understand the world of work.
