Career, College, and Choices Portfolio

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What is it?– The Career, College, and Choices portfolio will be

a collection of student writing that can be used in a real life setting

What will be included?– Each portfolio will include 4 pieces of your writing:

a resume, a cover letter, a college/trade school application essay, and a research paper on a career of your choice

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Resume– A resume is a one to two page document that

includes information about your education, accomplishments, skills, and personal interests.

– We will prepare by looking at sample resumes, class presentations, and performing independent research.

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Cover Letter– The cover letter is designed to reach a specific

audience. – A cover letter is sent along with a resume, and

describes student accomplishments with more detail.

– A cover letter is designed to display how your skills meet the requirements of the school/job.

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College or Trade School application essays.– We will find actual college essay requirements,

samples or otherwise, and you will complete an actual college or trade school application and essay.

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Sample prompts– What has been your most profound or surprising

intellectual experience? (Duke University) – Tell us how a particular book, play, film, piece of

music, dance performance, scientific theory or experiment or work of art has influenced you. If you choose a novel, film or play, assume we know the plot. (University of Notre Dame)

More Sample Prompts– Tell us how a particular book, play, film, piece of music,

dance performance, scientific theory or experiment or work of art has influenced you. If you choose a novel, film or play, assume we know the plot. (University of Notre Dame)

– Northwestern is a community of individuals from diverse cultures and regions of the world and with a myriad of interests and talents. Is there a type of individual you have not had much contact with in your community whom you would like to meet on campus? What do you think would be the outcome of that meeting, and what would be its effect on you? (Northwestern)

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Research paper– Independently you will research and write an

expository (informative) essay on career plan of your choice.

– The essay will examine school requirements, grade requirements, skill requirements, pay scales, etc.

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Questions to answer– What are some unique skills I have?– What jobs have I had?– What type of job would I like to have?– In what type of environment do I work best?– What are some steps I might need to take to get

my job?