Career Cruising. Portfolio Activities Edition CDN

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1 Career Cruising Portfolio Activities 2005 Edition CDN

2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION TO PORTFOLIO ACTIVITIES... 3 ACTIVITY #1 CREATING YOUR PERSONAL CAREER PORTFOLIO... 4 ACTIVITY #2 SAVING YOUR CAREER MATCHMAKER RESULTS... 5 ACTIVITY #3 CAREERS THAT INTEREST ME... 6 ACTIVITY #4 SCHOOLS THAT INTEREST ME... 8 ACTIVITY #5 HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PLAN ACTIVITY #6 CAREER PREPARATION AND PLANNING ACTIVITY #7 ABILITIES, ACTIVITIES, AND WORK EXPERIENCE ACTIVITY #8 USING THE RESUME BUILDER CAREER CRUISING: PROGRAM AT A GLANCE Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 2

3 Introduction to Portfolio Activities FOR THE TEACHER: Introduction Welcome to the Career Cruising Portfolio Activities! The purpose of these activities is to introduce students to the many features of Career Cruising s Portfolio Tool. If you are not familiar with our Portfolio, you can use these activities to get to know what the Portfolio can do. There are 8 activities that take students through the sections of the Career Portfolio: 1. Creating Your Personal Career Portfolio introduces students to the concept of a career portfolio and helps them create their own. 2. Saving Your Career Matchmaker Results shows students how to save their assessment results to their portfolio. 3. Careers That Interest Me allows students to save careers that they are considering to their portfolio and record their thoughts about these careers. 4. Schools That Interest Me helps students find schools that offer the education and training they need to pursue their career goals and save those schools to their portfolio. 5. High School Education Plan helps students create a personalized high school education plan based on their career interests. 6. Career Preparation and Planning shows students how to record and organize their career planning activities. 7. Abilities, Activities, and Work Experience helps students document their extracurricular activities, skills and abilities, and work experience. 8. Using the Resume Builder takes students through the process of using their career portfolio to create a professional resume. For Use With Internet Version Starting the Program Internet Version: Click on your web browser. Type into the web address box at the top of the screen, then press ENTER on your keyboard. Next, enter your school s username and password, and click on START CAREER CRUISING. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 3

4 Activity #1 Creating Your Personal Career Portfolio What is a Career Portfolio? Think of your career portfolio as your own online filing cabinet. In it, you can keep all the information you need to plan your education and career path. What can you do with a Career Portfolio? You can: Save your Career Matchmaker Results Keep notes on the careers and schools that interest you Develop an education plan based on your career interests Track your career preparation and planning activities Record your career and life goals List your extra-curricular activities and work experiences Create a great looking resume The first step is to create your own personal Career Portfolio! From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar. Note: If your school has pre-assigned Portfolio usernames and passwords, enter your username and password and click the LOGIN button. Please skip ahead to Step 2. Step 1. Click on the grey NEW PORTFOLIO button to create a new portfolio. Enter your information and then select your own Portfolio Username and Password, so that only you can get into your portfolio. Write down your Portfolio Username and Password in a safe place in case you forget them. Click on CREATE PORTFOLIO. Step 2. On the Quick Links menu, select Things to Remember. If you want to learn more about What is a Portfolio, or about Protecting Your Privacy, click on the links at the bottom of the page. Step 3. On the Quick Links menu, select Update Your Personal Profile. You don't need to fill out this section right now. But if you want this information to appear in a resume, you will have to fill it out here first. It is also a good idea to fill in your address, so that Career Cruising can you your portfolio username and password if you ever forget them. Step 4. If you are ready to work on your portfolio, continue on to Activity #2. If want to work on your portfolio later, click on the grey LOGOUT button to close your portfolio. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 4

5 Activity #2 Saving Your Career Matchmaker Results You can store your Career Matchmaker results in your Portfolio. You can access your list of suggested careers, answer more questions to improve your results, change your answers, or select a level of education. From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar and login to your personal career portfolio. Step 1. Click on the blue ASSESSMENT RESULTS button. Then click on START CAREER MATCHMAKER. Enter your first and last name. If you have completed Matchmaker before and saved your results, click USE MY RESULTS FROM A PREVIOUS CAREER MATCHMAKER SESSION. Then enter the Matchmaker password you used when you saved your results after your previous session. Your list of suggested careers will appear. Skip ahead to Step 5. If you have NOT taken the Career Matchmaker assessment before, click START A NEW CAREER MATCHMAKER SESSION. Then read the instructions and click START. Step 2. Answer the first 39 questions. (Consider each question carefully. The more thought you put into your answers, the better your results will be. If a question seems unclear to you, click on the MORE INFO button next to the question.) Career Matchmaker will suggest careers that match your answers. Step 3. It is strongly recommended that you go through the second round of questions as well, since this will provide you with more accurate career suggestions. Click on the blue ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS TO IMPROVE MY RESULTS button on the top right side of the screen. Answer as many questions as possible, then click the grey VIEW CAREER SUGGESTIONS SO FAR button near the bottom of the screen. Career Matchmaker will update your list of career suggestions. Step 4. Click on CHOOSE A LEVEL OF EDUCATION if you would like to limit your suggestions to occupations with a certain type of education. For example, if you have a high school education and are interested in community college or vocational training, but not university education, select HIGH SCHOOL and COMMUNITY COLLEGE, then click UPDATE CAREER SUGGESTIONS. Step 5. Click the grey SAVE TO MY PORTFOLIO button at the bottom right. Click OK to be taken back to your portfolio. Step 6. If you are going to work on your portfolio right now, continue to Activity #3. If you want to work on your portfolio later, click the grey LOGOUT button to close your personal portfolio. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 5

6 Activity #3 Careers That Interest Me You can save careers that you are considering to your portfolio. You can quickly access the career profile, record your thoughts about each career, and access education information related to your career interests as you create your education plan. From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar and login to your personal career portfolio. Matchmaker Results Once you have completed Career Matchmaker, you can use your suggestion list to browse through the careers that you are most interested in pursuing. Step 1. Click on the blue ASSESSMENT RESULTS button. If you have saved your Career Matchmaker results to your portfolio, you will see your Top 10 career suggestions. You can see all 40 suggested careers by clicking the See All Results link. Step 2. Click on a few of these careers to learn more about them and see which ones you would most like to pursue. You can read about working conditions, earnings, education, how they suit your interests, and see interviews with real people in each occupation. Use the BACK TO MATCHMAKER SUGGESTIONS button to return to your list of careers in Matchmaker. From this screen you can answer more questions to improve your results, change your answers, or select a level of education. If you make any changes, be sure to save your results by clicking on the grey SAVE TO MY PORTFOLIO button. Step 3. When you have found a career that interests you, click on the grey SAVE TO MY PORTFOLIO button, located at the bottom of the button menu on the left side of the page. Click OK. This career will now be saved in the CAREERS THAT INTEREST ME section of your portfolio. Step 4. Next to the career you selected, you will see the option to add a comment. Click ADD COMMENT. Type in what you like most about this career and why you want to pursue it. Click SAVE. Explore Careers You can also save careers to your portfolio from the Explore Careers section of Career Cruising. Step 1. Click on the blue CAREERS THAT INTEREST ME button. (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 6

7 If you do not have any careers saved to your portfolio, click on the Explore Careers link. If you have already saved careers from your Matchmaker Suggestions, you can click on the ADD NEW CAREERS button at the bottom right of the screen. Step 2. You can search for careers in a variety of ways. If you already know what career you are looking for, try the keyword or the index search. To find careers related to a particular school subject, click on SEARCH BY SCHOOL SUBJECT. To find careers in a particular industry or cluster, click on SEARCH BY CLUSTER. CAREER SELECTOR allows you to search for careers based on earnings, core tasks, working conditions, level of education, school subject, and cluster. Once you have made your selections, click on VIEW RESULTS to see careers that match your selections. (Note: If you receive 0 matches, try selecting a lower earnings level.) Step 3. When you have found a career that interests you, click on the grey SAVE TO MY PORTFOLIO button, located at the bottom of the button menu on the left side of the page. Click OK. This career will now be saved in the CAREERS THAT INTEREST ME section of your portfolio. Step 4. Next to the career you selected, you will see the option to add a comment. Click ADD COMMENT. Type in what you like most about this career and why you want to pursue it. Click SAVE. Finally... If you are going to work on your portfolio right now, continue to Activity #4. If you want to work on your portfolio later, click the grey LOGOUT button to close your personal portfolio. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 7

8 Activity #4 Schools That Interest Me You can use your Career Portfolio to store information about post-secondary schools that offer the education and training you need to pursue your career goals. From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar and login to your personal career portfolio. Step 1. Click on the blue CAREERS THAT INTEREST ME button. Click on a career that you are interested in pursuing to go the occupation profile. Step 2. Click on the blue EDUCATION button. Read through the educational requirements for that career. Under Related College and University Programs you will find direct links to post-secondary programs related to that career. The most closely related programs are at the top of the list. (Note: There are a few careers that do not have any related college or university programs, but they are rare.) Step 3. Browse through the list of schools offering that program and find a school that interests you. If there are no schools that you would consider attending on the list, try another program. Once you have found a school, click on the program name and take a look at the program details. Write down the following information: School Name: Program Name: Type (e.g. diploma, undergraduate degree): Step 4. After reading through the program details, click on the SCHOOL INFO button at the bottom right of the page. Step 5. On the school profile page, click on the grey SAVE TO MY PORTFOLIO button. Click OK to return to your portfolio. Step 6. Click ADD COMMENT and enter the program name and type. Click SAVE. You can add as many schools as you like. If there is more than one career you are interested in, it is a good idea to specify which career each program is related to in your comments. Other Ways to Search for Schools You can also add schools through Career Cruising s Explore Education and Training Section. Step 1. Click on the SCHOOLS THAT INTEREST ME button. (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 8

9 If you have not saved any schools to your portfolio, click on the Explore Schools link. If you already have schools saved to your portfolio, click on the ADD SCHOOLS button. Step 2. You can search for schools by name or by province. Click on the SEARCH FOR SCHOOLS button and either type in a school name or click on the name of a province. Then click on the school that interests you. Step 3. Browse through the information about that school, including program information. You can visit the school s website for more information. Once you have found a school that you would like to save to your portfolio, click on the grey SAVE TO MY PORTFOLIO button. Click OK to return to your portfolio. Step 4. Click ADD COMMENT and enter what appeals to you about this school, (e.g. a program, tuition, location, student life, etc). Click SAVE. You can add as many schools as you like. You can also search for programs directly by clicking on SEARCH FOR PROGRAMS. You can search for programs by name or by cluster area. To search by cluster, click on the program area that interests you. Once you come to a list of schools, click on the program name and take a look at the program details. After you have found a program that interests you, click on the SCHOOL INFO button at the bottom of the program details page. Save the school to your portfolio as before and enter the program name and type in the comments field. Saving US Schools to Your Portfolio If you are interested in pursuing post-secondary education in the United States, you can use Career Cruising s US Schools section to find schools that offer the education and training you are looking for. Click on the blue EDUCATION button in the top menu bar, then click US SCHOOLS. You can search for a particular school or find schools offering programs that interest you. You can also use the SCHOOL SELECTOR tool to find schools that meet your needs, based on a wide variety of criteria, including location, type of school, tuition, and athletics. You can save US Schools to your portfolio by clicking on the SAVE TO MY PORTFOLIO button and record your comments, just as you did with Canadian schools. Finally... If you are going to work on your portfolio right now, continue to Activity #5. If you want to work on your portfolio later, click the grey LOGOUT button to close your personal portfolio. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 9

10 Activity #5 High School Education Plan The Portfolio allows you to create and store your high school education plan by recording the courses you have taken, are taking, and plan to take in the future. With your counsellor, this education plan will help you organize your courses to meet your career goals. Some things to consider... There are a lot of factors you need to consider when putting together your education plan. What level of education do you need to pursue your career goals? What subject areas are important for your career path? You need to choose courses that will meet the requirements of the post-secondary programs you want to enter after high school. If you are planning on attending university, you will need more advanced academic level courses. If you are planning on college or apprenticeship training, then you may want to take more applied courses. No matter what careers you are interested in, you need to ensure that your education plan fulfills your high school s graduation requirements. In order to fill out your high school education plan, you will need to have a list of the courses available at your high school. Creating Your High School Education Plan Course Selection From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar and login to your personal career portfolio. Step 1. Click on the blue EDUCATION PLAN button. Step 2. If you have not saved any careers to your portfolio, this is a good opportunity to explore your career options. If you do not want to save any careers to your portfolio, skip to Step 5. Under Courses to Consider..., you will see a chart with your saved careers. You can view subject area recommendations for each career by clicking on the VIEW SUGGESTIONS link for that career. The subjects listed here are suggested course areas, not actual courses. This is a starting point for thinking about what courses to select. You can see the suggested courses in the EDUCATION section of each career profile by clicking on SUGGESTED SUBJECTS button at the bottom of the page. (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 10

11 Step 3. In consultation with your counsellor, select courses that interest you and will help you meet your career goals. Be sure that you have included the prerequisites (i.e., courses you have to pass before you can take a particular course) for all the upper year courses you want to take. Enter Your Courses On the EDUCATION PLAN page, select Grade 9 from the dropdown menu. If your school has pre-entered their courses in the Portfolio Tool, then select the courses you have already taken, are taking, or are planning to take in Grade 9 from the dropdown menu in the Course Name field. This will automatically fill in the fields specified by the school. If there are any fields that have not been entered (i.e. the field still reads Select ), choose the appropriate item from the dropdown menu. If you have already completed the course, enter your final mark. If your school has not pre-entered their courses in the Portfolio Tool, enter the course name for each course you have already taken, are taking, or are planning to take in Grade 9. Then fill out the rest of the entry using the dropdown menus. If you have completed the course, enter the final mark you received. Once you have entered all of the information for Grade 9, click SAVE COURSES. Then select Grade 10 from the Grade dropdown menu. Enter your courses as you did for Grade 9. Continue to enter your course information for Grade 11 and Grade 12. Checklist for High School Education Plan Make sure your Education Plan satisfies the following conditions: Do your course selections meet your school s graduation requirements? Do your course selections meet post-secondary school prerequisites for subject areas? Do your course selections meet post-secondary school prerequisites for academic level? Finally... If you are going to work on your portfolio right now, continue to Activity #6. If you want to work on your portfolio later, click the grey LOGOUT button to close your personal portfolio. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 11

12 Activity #6 Career Preparation and Planning From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar and login to your personal career portfolio. This section of the Portfolio Tool allows you to track and organize your career exploration and preparation activities. Plans and Preparation This section of the Portfolio records the career exploration and planning activities that you intend to complete in the future. Click on the blue CAREER PREPARATION button. Then click on PLANS AND PREPARATIONS. Step 1. Read through the list of activities. Select one activity you are going to undertake and check the box beside it. Step 2. In the COMMENTS area record what you hope to get out of doing this activity, why you think it is important, and any other details that are important. For example, if you wanted to go into nursing: Activity: Comment: Be a volunteer At the local hospital I hope to learn more about nursing, meet people in the profession, and make networking contacts. I will gain experience working in a hospital. Step 3. Go through the activities listed and add the activities you plan to complete in the future, as you did above. If you want to enter other activities that are not on the list, scroll to the bottom of the page, and use the Enter your own activity spaces. Step 4. Once you have entered the activities you are planning, click the grey SAVE button at the bottom of the page. Career Planning Activities The purpose of this section of the Portfolio is to record career planning activities that you have already completed or are involved in currently. Click on the blue CAREER PREPARATION button. Then click on CAREER PLANNING ACTIVITIES. Step 1. Select an activity that you have completed or are involved in from the dropdown menu. (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 12

13 Step 2. Fill in the start and end dates (month and year) for that activity. Step 3. Record what you did, what you learned from that activity, new skills you acquired, and any other important information in the DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY area. Step 4. Click the grey SAVE button. The activity will then be listed at the bottom of the page. Step 5. Continue to add other career planning and exploration activities you have completed, as you did above. You can edit and delete your activities once they have been saved by clicking on the appropriate link. Be sure to save any changes you make! Post-Secondary Plan This section of the Portfolio is designed to bring together all of the activities you have done into a plan for post-secondary education. Click on the blue CAREER PREPARATION button. Then click on POST- SECONDARY PLAN. Step 1. You have probably looked at a number of careers in Career Cruising and in other career exploration activities. Select one or two careers that you are really interested in pursuing. Click on the blue ADD ITEMS button under the list of careers to add the careers to your list. Step 2. Select the level of education you plan on pursuing to meet your career goals. Then select the schools that you would seriously want to attend. Click on the ADD ITEMS button under the list of schools to add that school to your list. Step 3. What sources of funding are you going to need in order to pay for your postsecondary education? Select the options you will pursue. Step 4. Click the grey SAVE button at the bottom of the page. Career and Life Goals Here you can record your short and long term goals. If you want to see sample goals, click on the EXAMPLE link for each section. When you have entered your thoughts, click the grey SAVE button. Finally... If you are going to work on your portfolio right now, continue to Activity #7. If you want to work on your portfolio later, click the grey LOGOUT button to close your personal portfolio. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 13

14 Activity #7 Abilities, Activities, and Work Experience From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar and login to your personal career portfolio. Extracurricular Activities Here you can record extracurricular activities, sports, hobbies, and other activities you are involved with. Step 1. Click on the blue ABILITIES & ACTIVITIES button and then click EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. Step 2. Select an activity area from the dropdown. Check off the activities that you participate in. For each activity record how you are involved and what skills you have learned from it. For example, if you are an avid collector, you may have gained organizational skills. If you participate in any activities that are not on the list, you can use the Enter your own activity spaces at the bottom of the list. Step 3. Click on the grey SAVE button. Step 4. Continue to add activities you are involved in as you did above. Skills and Abilities This section of the Portfolio lists skills and abilities you have acquired through school and extracurricular activities. You can include computer skills, personal attributes, and language skills. Step 1. Click on the blue ABILITIES & ACTIVITIES button and then click SKILLS AND ABILITIES. Step 2. Select a skill area from the dropdown menu. Step 3. Select the skill you possess and click the blue ADD ITEMS button. Step 4. Click the grey SAVE button. Step 5. You can select other skills by choosing the area from the dropdown and repeating the previous steps. Step 6. You can enter other skills and abilities by selecting Your Own from the dropdown menu. (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 14

15 Awards and Certificates In this section, you can record any awards and certificates you have received, including academic awards, training certifications, and other awards. Step 1. Click on the blue ABILITIES & ACTIVITIES button and then click AWARDS & CERTIFICATES. Click ADD AWARDS / CERTIFICATES. Step 2. Enter the name of an award or certificate you have received. Step 3. Select the date you received the award or certificate. Step 4. In the DESCRIPTION field, enter what the award is for, who was it awarded by (e.g. school, community organization, government, etc.), and any other information you feel is important. Step 5. Click on the grey SAVE button. Step 6. Add other awards and certificates you have received. Work Experiences In this section, you will record your work experience. Work experience does not have to be paid. You can include unpaid work, such as volunteering, internship, or co-op placement. Step 1. Click on the blue WORK EXPERIENCES button and then click ADD WORK EXPERIENCE. Step 2. Enter your position title, employer, city, province, and dates of employment. Step 3. In the DESCRIPTION field, enter your regular duties and special projects you were involved with through the course of your work. Step 4. Click the grey SAVE button. Step 5. Add other relevant work experience as you did above. Finally... If you are going to work on your portfolio right now, continue to Activity #8. If you want to work on your portfolio later, click the grey LOGOUT button to close your personal portfolio. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 15

16 Activity #8 Using the Resume Builder You can use the information you have entered in your personal career portfolio to create a great looking resume, using Career Cruising s Resume Builder. From the Main screen, click on the blue PORTFOLIO button in the top menu bar and login to your personal career portfolio. Click on the grey RESUME BUILDER tab near the top left of the page. Step 1: Personal Information If you have not already filled out your personal information, enter it now. Step 2: Career Objective This is a short statement indicating what type of work you are looking for: fulltime or part-time; the particular kind of position you want, such as cashier, lifeguard, etc.; what you hope to achieve. Step 3: Education Enter your education information. Use the DESCRIPTION field to list any specific details you might want potential employers to know. Step 4: Work Experiences If you entered your Work Experiences in your Career Portfolio, this section will already be filled out. You can add, delete, or edit your entries here. If you have not filled out the Work Experiences section of your Career Portfolio, click ADD WORK EXPERIENCE. Work experience does not have to be paid. You can also include unpaid work, such as volunteering, internship, or co-op placement. i) Enter your position title, employer, city, province, and dates of employment. ii) In the DESCRIPTION field, enter your regular duties and special projects you were involved with through the course of your work. iii) Click the grey SAVE button. iv) Add other relevant work experience as you did above. (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 16

17 Step 5: Awards and Certificates If you entered your Awards and Certificates in your Career Portfolio, this section will already be filled out. You can add, delete, or edit your entries here. If you have not filled out the Awards and Certificates section of your Career Portfolio, click ADD AWARDS / CERTIFICATES. i) Enter the name of the award. ii) Select the date you received the award. iii) In the DESCRIPTION field, enter what the award is for, who was it awarded by (e.g. school, community organization, government, etc.), and any other information you feel is important. iv) Click on the grey SAVE button. v) Add all awards and certificates you have received that you would like to include on your resume. Step 6: Extracurricular Activities If you entered your Extracurricular Activities in your Career Portfolio, this section will already be filled out. You can add, delete, or edit your entries here. If you have not filled out the Extracurricular Activities section of your Career Portfolio, i) Select an activity area from the dropdown. ii) Check off the activities that you participate in. For each activity record how you are involved and what skills you have gained from it. For example, if you are an avid collector, you may have great organizational skills. If you participate in any activities that are not on the list, you can use the Enter your own activity spaces at the bottom of the list. iii) Click on the grey SAVE button. iv) Continue to add activities you are involved in as you did above. Step 7: Skills and Abilities If you entered your Skills and Abilities in your Career Portfolio, this section will already be filled out. You can add, delete, or edit your entries here. If you have not filled out the Skills and Abilities section of your Career Portfolio, (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 17

18 i) Select a skill area from the dropdown menu. ii) Select the skill you possess and click the blue ADD ITEMS button. iii) Click the grey SAVE button. iv) You can select other skills by choosing the area from the dropdown menu and repeating the previous steps. v) You can enter other skills and abilities by selecting Your Own from the dropdown menu. Step 8: References References are people that potential employers can contact to learn more about you and verify information on your resume. References are usually current or former employers, teachers, or people who have overseen extracurricular activities (e.g. coaches, supervisors, etc.). Typically, you should have two or three references. Ask people before you list them as references. Step 9: Additional Information If there is any additional information you would like potential employers to know, you can enter it here. Step 10: Formatting and Viewing Your Resume i) Select a format for your resume. There are three styles to choose from. To see a sample, click on the Example link below each. ii) Select which sections you would like to include in your resume. Some information may not be relevant to particular employers. iii) Choose whether you would like to list your references on your resume or include the statement References available upon request at the bottom. iv) Preview your resume. Step 11: Printing and Exporting Click on the blue PRINT/EXPORT button. You can print your resume using the Print feature in your browser. You can export your resume in various file formats. Select the format you want, and click the grey EXPORT button. (Continued) Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 18

19 Some things to consider when writing a resume: Your resume is your introduction to potential employers. It is a summary of your qualifications, outlining your skills, abilities, and experience. The goal of a resume is to tell an employer why they should hire you. Be honest - Don t list skills or experience you don t have. Be brief - Employers are looking for a summary of your qualifications, not a biography. Be relevant - Limit your resume to what might be of interest to potential employers. Proofread - Make sure your resume has no spelling or grammatical mistakes. Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 19

20 Career Cruising: Program at a Glance Find information on specific careers In-depth information on hundreds of different occupations, including: job descriptions working conditions earnings education/training career paths links to other career resources multimedia interviews with real people working in those occupations Go to Explore Careers Get education and training information A comprehensive database of college, university, and apprenticeship training information, including: a complete database of Canadian colleges and universities search tools to help you find schools offering the programs you want a guide to apprenticeship training a U.S. post-secondary schools database Go to Explore Education and Training Interactive career exploration tools Career Matchmaker - Use the world s best online career assessment tool to see how your interests and personality match up with different occupations. Go to Career Matchmaker Create a personal portfolio and resume (Internet Only) Career Cruising's portfolio tool allows you to keep a record of your career and education related interests, activities, and achievements. This information can then be used to create your resume. Go to Portfolio Portfolio Activities for Career Cruising Page 20