Final Career Portfolio

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Final Career Portfolio

• Introduction to Careers
• Final Project
• 1 Month to complete and present

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Title Page

• Name
• Title (must include your occupation)
• Visual
• Career Cluster and Pathway
• Career Portfolio / Date
• Career and Technical High School

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When I am an adult I will be a TEACHER!
Cluster

• Pepper Thiede
• Career and Technical High School
• Career Portfolio
• Spring 2009

Pathway
Education and Training
Teaching and Training
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Introduction Page

• 1st Paragraph Who you are
• personality
• values
• hobbies / interests
• 2nd Paragraph What makes you
• happy
• sad
• angry
• proud
• embarrassed

• 3rd Paragraph Your ideal work
• environment
• people or no people
• hours
• desk, mobile, travel,
• 4th Paragraph What is your chosen occupation
  and what does it have to do with the first three
  paragraphs?
• What makes your career chosen one that will make
  you happy long term?

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Introduction Page - Grade Sheet
Introduction Page
_____ First paragraph All about you
_____ Second paragraph What makes you happy

• _____ Third paragraph Ideal work environment
• _____ Fourth paragraph Ideal career and how it
• connects with the first three
  paragraphs
• _____ Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format

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Table of Contents

• Topic of page ------------- Page Number
• Dont Forget to create a heading for this page.

Title Page. Table of Contents Introduction Page Description Page. 1 2 3 4 5
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Description Page

• Who are your customers
• Where might you work in this field
• What skills might you need
• What types of tasks would you accomplish
• General expectations

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Education / Training

• College (where could I go what are some of the
  good schools?)
• Is there any hands on training, apprenticeship
• High School classes that might help
• Volunteer work general exposure

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Pay and Benefits

• Pay scale (check websites)
• Does pay differ from state to state
• Benefits something might help in personal life
• Time off schedule
• Health benefits
• Its your hobby enjoy doing the task

Payscale.com
Alaska Ranks 11th in national teaching salary
(2006 2007)
http//www.aft.org/salary/2007/download/SalarySurv
ey-AK.pdf
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Job Outlook / Projected Growth

• What kind of job security will I have?
• Can I be employed anywhere I might live?

Job Outlook Website
Another great resource
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Figure 1 Largest job growth among occupations
that require a college education
Occupation Education
Registered nurses (2) Associate degree
Postsecondary teachers (3) Doctoral degree
General/operations managers (10) Bachelors degree (plus work experience)
Elementary school teachers (except special education) (12) Bachelors degree
Accountants and auditors (13) Bachelors degree
Computer software engineers, applications (19) Bachelors degree
Computer systems analysts (30) Bachelors degree
Source Occupational employment projections to 2014, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Education level represents most significant source of postsecondary education. Number in ( ) represents rank in job growth among all occupations, regardless of education or training required. Source Occupational employment projections to 2014, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Education level represents most significant source of postsecondary education. Number in ( ) represents rank in job growth among all occupations, regardless of education or training required.
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Where does Customer Service fit?

• What is customer service?
• What would you do in this field to show
  constructive customer service?
• How would you see professional success in your
  field?
• How would you gain and maintain clients in your
  field?

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Conclusion Page

• 1st Paragraph What have you learned about your
  ideal career from this assignment from this
  class.
• 2nd Paragraph Goals (both long and short term)
  to help you achieve your occupational success

3rd Paragraph Where do you see yourself in 5
years 4th Paragraph Where do you see yourself
in 10 years Final Paragraph Summarize the
information you have included in this assignment.
Reminder that a quality paragraph is more than 3
sentences long!