The Career Portfolio Workbook: Using the Newest Tool in Your Job-Hunting Arsenal to Impress Employers and Land a Great New Job

Innovative ideas for creating a skill-based career portfolio

For job seekers looking to provide tangible, easily accessible proof of their skills and accomplishments, a portfolio of careerrelated documents is fast becoming the essential tool. The Career Portfolio Workbook shows readers how to compile and organize a career portfolio­­one that is easy to review and quickly adaptable to specific interviews and circumstances.

The Career Portfolio Workbook provides job seekers of any profession or experience level with a powerful new weapon­­the confidence and the material to promote themselves and their work to others. Its step-by-step process explains how to:

• Create a career portfolio of personal skills­­why, how, and what to include
• Target a career portfolio to specific needs­­a job interview, a performance review, or a career transition
• Prepare materials, based on more than 50 sample documents­­and five complete portfolio samples

Frank Satterthwaite, Ph.D., and Gary D'Orsi are on the faculty of Johnson & Wales University. Satterthwaite is an executive coach with the leadership-development firm Dimensional Leadership. D'Orsi is a trainer for Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical.

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