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Making a Personal Professional Portfolio

At the core of the SLTP experience is the integration of learning with personal and professional development. It is possible to view the experience of SLTP as a set of training sessions, skills to learn, lessons to present and experiences to share. As you can see, when we write that perception it seems shallow and incomplete because it is. Purposeful learning is our goal. Purposeful learning requires connecting and relating your specific learnings and understanding gleaned through your SLTP experience to life’s lessons acquired in the college classroom, in your co-curricular activities, through your service experiences, through your part time job or through other volunteer work.

A Personal Professional Portfolio is designed to be systematic, intentional, visible and creditable. It should enhance your professional image for job applications, college applications, scholarships and interviews. That however is truly only a byproduct of its primary function.

Creating a Personal Professional Portfolio will involve writing about ALL of your learning experiences as they relate to the important dimensions and skills that professionals possess. As you assemble a collection of your best work, you will naturally and systematically be reflecting on those experiences thereby increasing your learning and understandings.

Your task is to assemble a valuable set of credentials, a paper trail of reference that showcases your talents, accomplishments and personal strengths.

Dimensions and Skills

In creating your Personal Professional Portfolio, you will be documenting your acquisition of knowledge, skills and expertise in six Dimensions and six Skills that are essential to a true professional.

Dimensions		Skills
Career Exploration		Analytical Ability
Intercultural Perspectives		Cooperative Learning
Leadership / Initiative		Interpersonal Skills and Oral Communication
Responsibility / Citizenship		Written Communication
Values and Ethics		Computer Literacy
Teamwork and Teambuilding		Collaboration

Nuts and Bolts – Putting it together

1. Buy the book AND a box

• Purchase a quality 3 ring binder now, it will serve as a reminder. The box will be for storage of the “stuff”.

2. Divide and conquer

• Use tabbed dividers to organize and separate the contents of your portfolio.

3. Use this list as a starting point for ideas of information and items to include in your portfolio:

1. Table of contents
2. Statement of purpose
3. Resume – full
4. References
5. Letters of Recommendation
6. Transcripts (if required)
7. Personal statement (educational philosophy; business philosophy – depending on aims)
8. Personal Goals
9. Leadership / Management theory
10. Samples / evidence
11. Photos of relevant experience
12. Successes / failures / results

4. Tips

• Keep it simple. Don’t overload the portfolio with page after page of lengthy text or repetitive photos.
• Keep it manageable. That means easy to hold and peruse.
• Keep it timely. Keep it current and up to date.
• Include pictures. Not too many and not too few – just right.
• Make copies. Use copies in your portfolio. For the picture pages, make copies on a color copier. Keep the originals on file.
• Make it clear. Use clear plastic inserts to keep your pages neat and clean.
• Keep it reader friendly. Use 12 point type for readability.

5. Work your plan

6. Learn from the experience

For more information:

• Recognition Citations