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Principles of Architecture Principles of Architecture and Constructionand Construction

Career Portfolio to Document Career Portfolio to Document Knowledge, Skills, and Knowledge, Skills, and

AbilitiesAbilities

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Career PortfolioCareer Portfolio• Collection of Your Work that Collection of Your Work that

Represents Your Skills and AbilitiesRepresents Your Skills and Abilities– Snapshot of your communication, Snapshot of your communication,

technical, problem-solving, and research technical, problem-solving, and research skillsskills

– Valuable tool to share with prospective Valuable tool to share with prospective employersemployers

– resumés, sample work for your profession, resumés, sample work for your profession, awards, accomplishmentsawards, accomplishments

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Cover LettersCover Letters• Introduces a candidate to the Introduces a candidate to the

prospective employerprospective employer• Works cooperatively with the resuméWorks cooperatively with the resumé• Adjusted according to the job you are Adjusted according to the job you are

seekingseeking

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Cover LetterCover Letter• Three ParagraphsThree Paragraphs

– Paragraph 1 states the purpose of the letter Paragraph 1 states the purpose of the letter and should include a brief statement about the and should include a brief statement about the company to indicate that you have conducted company to indicate that you have conducted research.research.

– Paragraph 2 should sell yourself (skills and Paragraph 2 should sell yourself (skills and personal experience).personal experience).

– Paragraph 3 closes the letter by reinforcing Paragraph 3 closes the letter by reinforcing why you would be good for the company and why you would be good for the company and requesting an interview.requesting an interview.

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Resumés that Make an Resumés that Make an ImpactImpact

• Functional-qualifications are Functional-qualifications are organized by related skills or organized by related skills or experiencesexperiences

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• Chronological-shows employment Chronological-shows employment history in reverse chronological order history in reverse chronological order from most to least recentfrom most to least recent

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• Combination-combines functional Combination-combines functional and chronological resumés (begins and chronological resumés (begins with a powerful summary of with a powerful summary of professional profile)professional profile)

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Resumés that Make and Resumés that Make and ImpactImpact

• Curriculum vitae-conservative Curriculum vitae-conservative resumé that emphasizes educational resumé that emphasizes educational credentials, academic projects, credentials, academic projects, presentation, awards and honorspresentation, awards and honors

• Electronic resumés-format is Electronic resumés-format is importantimportant

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Parts of the ResuméParts of the Resumé• ObjectiveObjective• EducationEducation• Professional SkillsProfessional Skills• Related ActivitiesRelated Activities• Honors and AwardsHonors and Awards• ReferencesReferences

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What to Do Now?What to Do Now?• High-quality sample projects for the High-quality sample projects for the

portfolioportfolio• Internships and work experienceInternships and work experience• Resumé that you keep buildingResumé that you keep building

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