Competence portfolio / profile

1. C & C Career & CompetenceCareercoachinggroup Session 6 Competence portfolio / profile Milja Tuomaala & Tiina Hämäläinen, University of Oulu, VALOA-project

2. Portfolio- Profile of yourpersonalcompetence – Picture from: http://portuguesemdia.pbworks.com/f/1266770545/portfolio.jpg

3. A way to tell what you can- portfolio if CV in not enough… too formal too limited you wish to tell more about yourself …it is possible to create a portfolio your own, personal achievement folder “self-praise folder” youcanmakeyour ’path’ towardsyourexpertisevisible for yourself – and for others

4. What is a portfolio? PortfolioderivedfromLatinportare, ('to carry'/movable) and folium ('document'/artifact) WIKIPEDIA: Portfolio literally means "a case for carrying loose papers," (from Latin, the imperative of portare "to carry" and the plural of folium, meaning a 'a sheet for writing upon') A type of “briefcase” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portfolio

5. What is a portfolio? a purposefulcollection of artifactsthatdescribeyourprogress (in yourprofession) works, samples, products, experiences, reflections chosen for a purpose itdocumentsyourefforts, progress, achievements the purpose is to show yourpersonalknowhow and expertise

6. What is a portfolio? A portfolio is a process as well as a product As a process, itrequiresyou to identify and reflectuponwhatmotivates and satisfiesyou. Youexamine and presentyourinterests, skills, values, needs, goals and strategies. Much of the power of your portfolio comesfromthisprocess A (career) portfolio is also a product, a concretecollectionwhichdocumentsevidence of yourwork and learninghistory, yourskills, interests, abilities, and feedback fromothers.

7. ”The first and mostsignificantact of portfolio preparationis the decision of the purposesfor the portfolio” Helen Barrett

8. Why portfolio? Creating a portfolio involves reflection, collection, selection, and making connections of Whatyouhavedone How youhavedoneit Whatyouhavelearnt How youwant to improve Etc……Helpsyou to realizeyourcompetences and skills 

9. Portfolio typesfor example Project portfolio to document the stepstakenalong the way to a finishedproduct Achievement portfolio to documentqualityrecentwork to assess the level of achievement at a certainpoint in time Growth portfolio to show progresstowardspecificlearningtargets documentsincreasinglevels of achievement

10. Digital portfolio (e-portfolio) a portfolio that has been prepared for distribution online differsfrom a traditional portfolio only in itsform, not in itscontents digital portfolio, an electronic portfolio, ePortfolio, & a webfolio (ifstored on the web) work is notsaved in a folderbut to a computerhard-drive, a CD-ROM, somewhere on the web. one EASY way to create an electronic portfolio:a blog

11. Remember to update your portfolio regularly. Creating a portfolio is a reflective and on-going process. Remember, your portfolio is never complete - Your development process continues…

12. Rememberalso: yourwebpersonality/identity = ”yourother CV” Think, howyoupresentyourself in Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube… How aboutyourblogging …? ”Työnantajan parjaaminen Facebookissa on johtanut ainakin yhden PAMin edustaman työntekijän irtisanomiseen[…]” (Taloussanomat 27.10.09) roughlytranslated: Badmouthingyouremployer in Facebookhas led to at leastonesacking…

13. An important ”Career Channel” for professionalnetworkingnowadays is LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/ A place to network and find open positions The mostimportantrecruitingchannel for manycompanies Creating a personalprofile is easy and networkingafterthatgoesfast… Moreinformation: http://www.oulu.fi/careerservices/stepbystep.htm (Presentation by Tom Laine)

14. Examples of E-portfolios http://quintcareers.4jobs.com/SAMPLE-CAREER-PORTFOLIO-RES http://www.sarahodavis.com/index.html http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/archive/example/weigandt/ http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/archive/example/jenks/home.htm

15. and in Finnish… http://portfolioni.blogspot.com/ http://harto.wordpress.com/ http://www.helsinki.fi/~jaaleino/tievie/portfolio.html http://www.cop.fi/kotisivut/ILeppisaari/

16. Englishreferences http://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/admreg/downloaddoc/CAREER%20PORTFOLIO%20for%20Web.pdf Building a personal and career portfolio http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/repository/portfolios.pdf http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cte/teachfolio.html http://www.usask.ca/tlc/teaching_portfolios/index.html

18. Important skill in work life: being able to work in expert teams

19. A successful team can achieve more than its’ members could have achieved individually

20. Progressive problem-solving

21. Ongoing reflection

22. Interest towards new solutions, challenges and tasks

23. Motivation to learn more

24. Working at ’upper limits’, surpassing the limits, acquiring new knowledge and know-how

25. Continuous development of competence

27. Moreaboutexpertise… Hatano G., & Inagaki, K. (1992). Desituatingcognitionthrough the construction of conceptualknowledge. In P. Light & G. Butterworth (Eds.), Context and Cognition: Ways of knowing and learning. (pp. 115-133). New York: Harvester. Bereiter, C. & Scardamalia, M. (1993). Surpassing ourselves. An inquiry into the nature and implications of expertise. Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company. Gruber, H., Palonen, T. Rehrl, M. & Lehtinen, E. (2007). Understanding the nature of expertise: Individualknowledge, social resources and culturalcontext. In H. Gruber & T. Palonen (Eds.), Learning in the workplace – new developments (pp. 227–250). FinnishEducationalResearch Association. Turku: Painosalama.

29. E-mail yourrevisedapplication & CV to yourinterviewerbydeadline

30. Remember to sendalso the jobannouncementfor the position youareapplying (ifit’snot an open position, describe the imaginaryposition; company, title, responsibilitiesetc)

31. Bringallneededdocuments with you (certificates, testimonials, letters of reference)

32. Instructions for interviewer:

33. Prepareinterviewquestions for yourpair (seepreviousmaterials and useyourimagination)

34. Bringjobseekersapplicationdocumentswith you

35. Instructions for bothinterviewer & jobseeker:

36. Be on time

37. Dressproperly