A career interest portfolio is a snapshot of a person's interests, abilities, and skills that can serve as a guidebook for career planning and exploration. It lists career test results, interests, skills, values, favorite subjects and activities, and career experiences. Maintaining a career interest portfolio helps people highlight their strengths, learn about different careers and opportunities, and set goals to achieve the right career objectives. The overall purpose is to increase self-awareness and skills for career exploration and planning.

1. Created by
Dr. Mary Askew
Holland Codes Resource Center
http://www.Hollandcodes.com
© 2002 - 2012

2. A career interest portfolio is -
 Snap shot of the interests, abilities, and
skills
 Diary that lists your goals, dreams, and
visions
 Log book for career exploration and
planning…

3. A career interest portfolio is –
 Guidebook to future career planning
 Storybook of your lifetime journey

4. Career Interest portfolio lists -
 Career test results
 Career interests -What you like to do
 Skills - Activities that you do well
 Values - Beliefs that are important to
you…

5. Career Interest portfolio lists –
 Favorite subjects
 Favorite activities and hobbies
 Career experiences: Field trips,
interviews with people at work, and
interactions with mentors or key
resource people
 Future job possibilities

6. A career interest portfolio helps you -
 Highlight your interests, abilities, and
skills
 Recognize your strengths
 See the relationships between
extracurricular activities and career goals
 Learn about world of work
 Open your eyes to new job opportunities…

7. A career interest portfolio helps you –
 Identify workplace skills
 List your career exploration objectives
 Focus on achieving the right career
objectives
 Set realistic achievable goals
 Make educational and career plans

8. The occupational exploration portfolio helps
students -
 Increase self awareness
 Expand knowledge of careers
 Improve career exploration and planning
skills
 Develop motivation and self confidence

9. Read career portfolios at –
 http://www.hollandcodes.com/career-
portfolio.html