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 Get a raise or promotion
 Change between careers
 Track experience for continuing education
 Apply for admission to colleges and universities
 Compete for internships and training programs.

Use the portfolio in an interview to help you explain your qualifications for the position and show
an employer why you are the right person for the job. The portfolio can be used to answer
questions, as a way to start a conversation, or to show physical examples of your work. Even if you
never use your portfolio in an interview, by creating a career portfolio you build self-confidence
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and discover talents and skills you didn’t know you had.

We highly recommend using this workbook along with the book: Creating Your Career Portfolio: At-
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A-Glance Guide for Students, 4 Ed. You will find more details about creating career portfolios and
how to use it in many different situations.

The exercises in this workbook will help you better understand:

 Careers that may be a good fit for you
 Your current skills
 The difference between hard and soft skills
 How to make a plan for your career
 How to prove what skills you have
 How to create your résumé
 How to put together a career portfolio
 Setting up a profile on LinkedIn™
 Work-related attitudes you might want to shift
 How your work samples relate to your well-being and demonstrate your skills.

Using the Workbook

You will get the best results from this workbook if you work through the exercises in order. Each
exercise builds on the information you gained from the previous exercises. These icons will tell you
when to:

b Use this exercise when creating your Career Portfolio

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