Items that a job-seeker could consider including in a career portfolio:

• Table of Contents, Index
• Resumes (traditional and text version)
• Career goals/objectives/summary
• Professional philosophy/mission statement
• List of accomplishments
• Success stories/narratives
• Project summary reports
• Resume addenda, such as those described in Chapter 5
• Samples of work, writing, and reports
• Performance reviews
• Leadership experience
• Transcripts, degrees, licenses, and certifications
• Awards and honors
• Volunteer/community service
• Professional-development activities
• Professional memberships
• Letters of recommendation, commendation, kudos
• Reference list
• Clippings about you from newspapers, magazines, company newsletters, and other publications
• Photos of you in action in the workplace
• Answers to common job interview questions
• Research job-seekers have conducted on the company. This information provides a great opening in an interview to tell a story while showing the employer the research materials in your portfolio about your (positive) experience with the organization’s product or service.

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