Your portfolio should include:
Either a cover letter for a resume OR a personal statement for grad school application (see details below)
A resume (see details below)
Reflections on the professional interviews, such as what you learned about the profession
What you have learned about your target population and its needs
Evidence of grad school OR career searches (see details below)
Summary reflections on your HDV degree, your future plans, and how they fit together
Cover Letter Details: A cover letter (letter of intent) is a letter of introduction to your employer that accompanies your job application. Your cover letter is a prospective employer’s first impression of you. A well-crafted cover letter tells your employer and shows your interest in the company or a specific job opening, all while drawing attention to your skills and abilities to motivate the reader to interview you. Because of this, every cover letter you write should be unique to that employer. You may be able to reuse examples. However, most of the time, you want to start fresh to ensure that your reader feels that they are the focus of the letter. For this assignment, you should prepare a cover letter for a current job opening that is of interest to you. This should be 1-2 pages.
Personal Statement Details: A personal statement is a part of most graduate school applications. The personal statement is your opportunity to demonstrate how your goals and interest align with the courses, faculty, and research offered by the program. For this assignment, prepare a personal statement for a graduate application of your choice. The personal statement should reflect specific details from your background, education and achievements, career goals, and any special circumstances or unusual hardships that you might have faced brought you to this point. Lastly, assure the committee that you will be successful in the program. This should be 1-2 pages.
Resume Details: A resume is a concise document that provides additional information of your education, work experience, accomplishments that would be unique to a particular job. Prepare a resume for a job. For this assignment, prepare a resume with the following parts:
1. Contact information. Include your full name, address, phone number, and email address.
2. Branding Statement. In 15 words or less, highlight your most relevant experience or skills.
3. Education. In chronological order list all schooling from college through high school. Include the title of the degree you earned, the year you graduated, and the name of the school.
4. Objective Statement. In 1-2 sentences state your employment goals.
5. Career Highlights/Summary Statement. Lists key achievements, skills, traits, and experience relevant to the job for which you are applying.
6. Professional Experience. Include in chronological order, a list of most recent positions held and work responsibilities.
7. Qualifications & Skills. Include a list of qualifications and skills related to the job
for which you are applying in this section. For sample templates see: https://resumebuilder.indeed.com/?template=professional
For graduate school:
a. What is the size of the graduate program/organization?
b. Is there potential for funding (i.e., assistantships or fellowships).
c. What is the admission requirement?
d. Is the school accredited?
e. What is the course load? How long will it take for you to complete the program?
f. What is the placement rate of graduates?
g. Are there networking opportunities?
h. Do you plan to attend school full-time or part-time?
i. Are there any specialized areas of the study in the program?
j.When is the deadline for the application?
